Poker player places a bet on Hollywood
It seems fitting that John Blowers’ novel about high-stakes poker is now under development as a movie in Hollywood, a world where the odds of success are even more daunting than they are in professional gambling.
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Poker jargon:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
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