Poker & Pop Culture: Damon and Norton Enter the 1998 WSOP
One of the dozens of much-remembered lines among poker players coming from John Dahl’s 1998 film ‘Rounders’ features Matt Damon’s character, Mike McDermott, explaining to his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Moll), with some animation…
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Poker jargon:
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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