Bear Stearns Casualty Turns Poker Pro With $8.55 Million Chance
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — The collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. left executive Steven Begleiter without much of a plan, so he took his poker pot and went to Vegas.
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Useful poker terms:
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
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