Dromgoole: Poker legend tells his life story
Doyle Brunson has won and lost millions of dollars in high-stakes poker games, golf matches and other gambling escapades in more than five decades, and he chronicles his many ups and downs in a thoroughly readable autobiography, The Godfather of Poker (Cardoza Publishing, $26.95 hardcover).Aided by veteran Texas journalist and author Mike Cochran, Brunson traces his career from the rough-and …
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Casino poker language:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
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