Mayfairs poker Don who gambled it all
In a World Series poker game a few years ago a rookie player from London found himself up against Phil Helmuth Jr, a legendary card player and, at the age of 24, the youngest ever champion. Helmuth was trying to intimidate the beginner, taunting him with questions about how big a bet it would take to knock him clear out of the tournament. His victim focused an icy smile on the champ. ‘I’m …
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Poker lexicon:
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- 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.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
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