Former Buckeye is “all in” the poker world
When students from Ohio State graduate, they usually go into a career that is within their selected major, but one Buckeye took a different road. Mike Sexton, who attended The Ohio State University in the 1960s on a scholarship for the school’s gymnastics team, is now a professional poker player and commentator years after leaving the campus.
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Poker slang:
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
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