Screenwriter, poker player John Goodman dies
John Goodman’s life was spent defying expectations.
Related Poker News:
- Poker Wars Prove Winner For Local Screenwriter
- Woman searching for owner of watch won in poker game
- Nerd Poker lands a role in Hollywood
- Now THAT, my friends, is a poker player
- SEC subpoenas operator of DoylesRoom.com
- Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman Declares June 5th Women in Poker Hall of Fame Day
- 2008 WSOP Event #40 2-7 Triple Draw – John Phan Becomes Double Bracelet Winner
- SEC investigates Doyle Brunson’s WPT takeover bid
- D’Agostino goes all in … and poker pays off
- Online Poker Spotlight: John “UMDtennis” O’Rourke
- John Tabatabai Is Latest All Africa Poker Champion
- John Phan Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
Poker slang:
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
RSS feed
