Fargo man wins more than $74,000 Deadwood poker tournament
DEADWOOD — A Fargo, N.D., salesman took center stage Sunday, besting a field of professional and amateur poker players alike in claiming the top prize in the Heartland Poker Tour Championship tournament at the Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall on Historic Main Street.
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Casino poker language:
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a 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".
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
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