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If it weren’t for Internet poker, Jason Mercier might be a math teacher right now. Instead, the 22-year-old from Davie is a rising poker phenom — dominating high-priced poker tournaments from Barcelona to the Las Vegas strip.

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Poker terminology:

BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
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.
BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.

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