Watcher now decides poker is in his cards

Patrick Fagen, 22, a network engineer from Urbandale, used to make fun of his college roommates and their apparent obsession with playing poker.

DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".

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