From: kubey@summit.engr.sgi.com (Ken Kubey)
To: barge@barge.org
Subject: Re: [BARGE] BARGE 2004...my first

I wrote most of this back around 1997.  It's a start...

Chat Friend  -  Friend from the internet (IRC, RGP, etc.)
CF           -  abbr. for "Chat Friend"
RGP          -  abbr. for "rec.gambling.poker" - the poker newsgroup
rec.gambler  -  pronounced: rec dot gambler - someone in our group
BARGE        -  Big August rec.gambling Excursion (the trip to Las Vegas)
BARGER       -  Someone in the BARGE group
R00L (Rule)  -  Dominate, Destroy, Beat (at poker usually)
R00LZ        -  plural of R00L
R00LER       -  (Derogatory) A bad poker player, or mean/stupid/evil person
R00LER       -  (Friendly) someone in our group
R00LED       -  Dominated, Destroyed, Beaten (at poker usually)
R00LING      -  anything good or fun or exciting
WAR          -  abbr. for "What A R00LER" (rhymes with car)
WABOR        -  abbr. for "What A Bunch or R00LERs"
But Shhhh!   -  But don't let anyone else know
Gambo        -  Gamble
Pocker       -  Poker
IRC          -  abbr. for "Internet Relay Chat" (online poker area)
YGHN         -  You go home now (my poker hand beats yours)
IGHN         -  I go home now (my poker hand loses to yours)
NFW          -  No F***ing Way
FT           -  F*** That
Angle        -  (verb) coerce, convince, talk into
Angle        -  (noun) a tricky move in poker
On Tilt      -  upset, angry, steamed (usually from poker)
Fish         -  a bad poker player
Rock         -  a solid/boring player who usually wins 
Tight Player -  plays few hands, only stays in with strong hands/draws
Loose Player -  plays lots of hands, calls too much with weak hands/draws
Good         -  (adj.) a poker hand that wins
No Good      -  (adj.) a poker hand that loses
Goot         -  (adj.) a poker hand that wins
No Goot      -  (adj.) a poker hand that loses
Bullet       -  ace
Deuce        -  two
Trey         -  three
Snowman      -  eight
Hook         -  jack
Lady/Girl    -  queen
Cowboy       -  king
a-b-c-d      -  ace-two-three-four
Rai          -  Raise
S00TED       -  Suited - Same suit (both hearts for example)
Off Suit     -  Different suit (a heart and spade for example)
Off          -  Off suit
Group One    -  The best starting hold'em hands: AA, KK, QQ, AK, etc.
The Nuts     -  Best possible poker hand given the board cards
On a Rush    -  Winning a lot of hands/money quickly
Chop-Chop    -  Split the pot between two players
Scoop        -  Win the whole pot in a split pot game
Toke         -  tip
horse        -  a player you have a piece of in a tournament
HORSE        -  5-game rotation hold'em/Omaha/Razz/Stud/Eight or Better Stud HL
Razz         -  7 stud low 
Ding!        -  hitting a great river card and/or any unexpected good thing
Death march  -  BARGE golf event
ADB          -  alt.drunken.bastards  - hard drinking craps players
bounty       -  prize given to the player that busts a certain player out
IFSATG       -  I F***ing Suck at this Game!

Hold'em hands:

Pocket rockets   - AA
Canadian rockets - QQ
Presto!          - 55
Big Slick        - AK
Gumbo            - 85o (o means off suit)
Gumbo Prime      - 85s (s means suited)


Ken Kubey         kubey@engr.sgi.com  (650) 933-3536


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BFB          -  Blackjack F***ing Blows