Women’s Poker Spotlight: February Newsmakers
Liz Lieu, the ‘Poker Diva,’ notched her 11th final-table finish at the 2009 Asian Poker Tour in Manila, the Philippines. Liz got some good luck when the field was down to 12 players and, short-stacked, she pushed all in…
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Poker jargon:
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
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