Poker Movie Review: ‘The Grand’
When any big movement happens in pop culture, you can expect movies that base their story on or around this movement. Producers and studios see a trend, and they often look to cash in on this trend at the box office. The ‘Grunge’ music…
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Useful poker terms:
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- 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.
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