The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. #7: Dewey Tomko, Part 2

I always enjoy spending time with Dewey as we have the same interests for the most part — poker, golf, and as it turns out we are equally picky about food, although it doesn’t look that way. He has some of the greatest stories…

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Poker lexicon:

• FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
• PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
• FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
• LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
• REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
• TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.