Praying for poker
The World Series of Poker, which Ive written about beforeboth homeless hero and Hollywood champ is such a long event that nerves are understandably frayed by the time players reach the final table.
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Poker dictionary:
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
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