From the Poker Vaults: Betty Carey
Whatever happened to Betty Carey? In the late 1970s and early 1980s she was one of the most feared no-limit hold’em players on the planet…
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Casino poker language:
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- 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.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
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