Poker priest back on Strand
The Rev. Andrew Trapp, a priest at St. Michael Catholic Church in Garden City, returned home Sunday after competing against three other people in Los Angeles for a chance to win $1 million playing poker.
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Poker terminology:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
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