That Poker Dude - Jan. 29
This week, in the poker world, T.J. Cloutier made news when one of his WSOP bracelets appeared on E-Bay, consigned by a pawn shop in Plano, Texas, where Cloutier makes his home.
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Casino poker language:
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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