Poker and a pint, forget the dry martini
MENTION poker and images of Monte Carlo, James Bond, impossibly glamorous women and astronomically high stakes spring to mind.
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Poker argot:
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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