Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 31: Archie Karas, ‘The World’s Biggest Gambler,’ Part 1
Can you imagine anyone driving to Las Vegas in 1992 with $50 in his pocket, then borrowing $10,000 to start playing $200/400 razz and seven-card stud, and in six months, running it up to a $17,000,000 fortune shooting pool, playing…
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Poker terminology:
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
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