Monday December 14, 2009 - 14:01 EST
The poker industry is chock full of interesting characters. And that’s something I give thanks for everyday. Because it makes covering the poker beat not only entertaining, but pretty easy to pull off thanks to the personalities that surround the game.
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Poker talk:
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
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