Poker star in court after win
A TOP New Zealand poker player has been dragged through the courts by his closest card-playing mate after a big cash haul at a Melbourne casino.
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Casino poker language:
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
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