Five Card Studs: Harvey Fierstein’s Poker Game
At 4:40 p.m. last Saturday, after the matinee of Hairspray at the Neil Simon Theatre, Harvey Fierstein was in his dressing room, shedding his role as Edna, the beloved overweight Baltimore mother he plays eight times a week. He swiveled his chair toward the door. Oh, there you are, he purred in his gravel-and-molasses voice. Now get naked. I had come to join his weekly poker …
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Poker terminology:
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- 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.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
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