Chuck Blount: Poker personality Nejad a mainstay on the airwaves
Oliver Ali Nejad doesnt have a jewelry box full of World Series of Poker championship bracelets and isnt beating the high-stakes cash games for millions of dollars each year.
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Useful poker terms:
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- 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.)
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
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