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 lexicon:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
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