No Matter the Itinerary, Trouble Is the Destination
It’s not that I travel under a cloud, I like to believe, it’s just that my journeys are more eventful than most. I’ve traced their troubled origin to the 1957 Cadillac limousine my father bought with his winnings from a single, stupendous night of poker. It was a 17-foot-long monument to the glory…
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Poker argot:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
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