Online Poker Player Can’t See
When poker player Hal Lubarsky sat down to play in the World Series of Poker he had an unusual challenge - he could not see the cards. Hal is blind, and through special consideration was allowed to have a caller, an assistant who would tell him the cards he held, what the board cards showed, and the actions of his opponents. Recently the rumor was floated, and then substantiated, that Hal was signed on as a pro with online poker room Full Tilt Poker…
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Useful poker information:
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.

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