The Online Railbird Report: Isildur1 Wins Half a Million from Hastings, Drops $658K to Townsend
In the 24 hours since we last went to press with the Online Railbird Report, Isildur1 engaged in three major heads-up battles including his first significant rematch with Brian Hastings since their infamous $4.2 million session. This time…
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Poker jargon:
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
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