Iraq’s Sunni VP played election poker and lost, experts say
Iraq’s Sunni vice president played political poker to help his community, still traumatised at losing control after 80 years of domination, thrive in a general election.
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Poker jargon:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
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