Couple excel at poker table
By ROBERT JOHNSON Correspondent Local 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event players Amelio and Shari Amato have not been playing poker long. But after 30 years of marriage and a lifetime passion for chess, they felt they might have what it takes to play with the big boys and girls. So two years ago they gave up online poker.
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Poker dictionary:
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
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