Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 40: Archie Karas, Part 10 — The Comeback
Forty years after Archie Karas arrived in America and won, then lost, a $40 million fortune, will it be possible for him to make a genuine comeback? We are all a product of our experiences, and his ups and downs over the past 40 years…
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Poker lingo:
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
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