Poker player Matusow deals with hand dealt by mental illness
Behind the glamour and glory of poker star Mike “The Mouth” Matusow’s high-stakes world was depression and despair. The often contentious and trash-talking Matusow, who exploded across TV screens during poker’s boom earlier this decade with his great play at the tables and even more spectacular meltdowns, shows all his cards in Check-Raising the Devil, a candid, often harrowing and always …
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Poker lingo:
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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