UW-Whitewater cashes in with BD native’s poker success
Eric Baldwin would prefer to be playing baseball.Maybe its the Chicago Cubs hat he wears at the poker table or his online screen name basebaldy that gives it away, but the former
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Poker glossary:
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- 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.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
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