The PokerNews Profile: Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier
Heads turned and eyebrows were raised when Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier walked into the tournament room at this year’s APPT Macau. Perhaps inspired by that summer’s runaway box office hit ‘The Dark Knight,’ the French poker sensation…
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Casino poker language:
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
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