22-year-old Ont. man says ignoring mom’s advice paid off; wins $3M playing poker
TORONTO - Like any good mother, Zahra Bahmani was concerned when she heard her son was staying up late most nights playing online poker when he could have been studying toward his biochemistry degree at McMaster University.
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Poker jargon:
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
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