From the Poker Vaults: Billy Baxter
If Billy Baxter weren’t so good at everything else he did — playing gin, betting on sports, and managing boxers, just to name a few…
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Poker lingo:
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
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