Charles Barkley Heads Back To Poker Tables
Charles Barkley is headed back to the poker tables about a month after he pledged to not gamble again.
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Useful poker terms:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- 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".
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
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