Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 37: Archie Karas, Part 7 — The Downslide
Everyone experiences obstacles or hurdles during their life’s journey, but how one handles the adversity is the measure of his character. Archie ‘The Greek’ Karas did what no other person on the planet has ever done, when he started…
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Poker lexicon:
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
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