Poughkeepsie native wins $1.2M playing poker
Poughkeepsie native and Arlington High School graduate Michael DeMichele placed second at a World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas, taking home a cool $1,243,200 after paying $50,000 to enter.
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Useful poker information:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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