Hilo native competing for poker stardom
Eating a Spam musubi at a World Series of Poker table in Las Vegas? That’s the sign of a Hawai’i native.
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Useful poker information:
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- 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.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- 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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