Alt Text: Your Geek Guide to Poker-Chip Snobbery
Home gamblers double down on obsession, delving into the weight, composition and relative cool factor of various types of “casino tokens.” Don’t let this happen to you.
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Casino poker language:
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
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