Affleck Proves Poker Prowess
Actor Ben Affleck is known to enjoy playing the game of poker, and in the past he showed he knew what he was about when he won the California State Championship. Recently he showed he still has the skills when he beat a 100-player field at the “Poker at the Ballpark” charity poker tournament. The event was hosted by the Poker Players Alliance during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and raised more than $60,000 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America…
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Poker lingo:
- 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".
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- 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".
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