Poker Royalty Signs Finnish Star
Patrik Antonius is perhaps the most famous poker pro to come out of Finland, and he is set to add a bit more to his exposure now that he has signed up with poker agency Poker Royalty. He has remained one of the biggest poker pros unrepresented before now, and now he joins a whole slew of other poker pros as part of the one and only poker talent agency. Patrik is 27 years old and has shown his skill in many TV formats, including Poker After Dark, the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker…
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Poker lingo:
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
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