Politics and Poker: Transition Team — Why Richardson Rocks
Some say (though I hate that as an opening line), that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson losing the Secretary of State post to ‘Billary’ is a huge personal blow and being offered Commerce Secretary is the consolation prize…
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Useful poker information:
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- 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.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
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