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 lexicon:
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
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