Off the Felt with Jason Mercier

What have you done to cure your post World Series of Poker hangover?

Slept 10-12 hours almost everyday since being home, enjoying home cooked meals, and actually exercising.

What was your favorite moment from the summer?

Dan O’Brien’s…

BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
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.
RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.

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