Amateur gets money’s worth at World Series of Poker event
Conventional poker wisdom, made famous in the movie “Rounders,” goes something like this: If you haven’t identified the fish (or sucker) after the first 30 minutes at the table, it’s probably you.
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Poker lingo:
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
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