MarketWatch First Take: Barclays Diamond may be better poker player than BofA’s Lewis
If Wall Street were to hold its own World Series of Poker — and by the state of things, it probably would be a better way to raise cash than through the markets — than Barclays Bob Diamond would have to be favored over Bank of Americas Ken Lewis.
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Poker dictionary:
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- 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.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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