spoke

In poker a spoke is the hand A2345 also known as a wheel. Use of the term is gaining popularity particularly in Nevada and Southern California, primarily because it can be conveniently used as a verb, as in the example below.
The donkey in the 4-seat thought he was getting at least half the pot but I spoked him on the river.
by TheGameKat June 07, 2009
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Anna Karenina

In Texas Hold 'em one of several names given to the hole cards AK. The term is used primarily by weak players who spend most of them time in poker forum chat rooms rather than developing their poker skills.
"I got dealt Anna Karenina on the button and it was open-folded to me, but, like, you know I just had this feeling if I raised I'd get called by T7 and they'd flop a boat so I folded."
by TheGameKat March 12, 2009
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Boomed on

In poker analysis the experience of posting a hand history at an online forum and getting ripped to shreds by a lengthy response by poker theoretician IABoomer.
I posted my bust-out hand from the Stars Sunday million and got seriously boomed on.
by TheGameKat February 18, 2008
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Scorpio

A sign of the Zodiac purported to produce the least desirable romantic partners, as exemplified in Robyn Hitchcock's song 'The Devil's Coachman.' From verse 2:

"If he treats you horribly, he's probably a Scorpio"

The term can be applied to men, women, or other.
"Why did you break up with Jill? She's a knock-out?"

"Yeah and she's a Scorpio."
by TheGameKat November 12, 2008
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post oak bluff

A poker term meaning a bluff in which the bet is a small fraction of the pot. The concept behind the move is that an opponent will interpret the bet as indicating a strong hand and that the player betting is afraid a larger bet will not get paid off (called). The term is believed to originate in Texas where the cheapest wood used to make fence-posts is known as "post oak."
Sammy min-bet the end but I was sure he was on a post oak bluff so I popped him back with bottom pair and he mucked.
by TheGameKat June 07, 2009
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The Kat

In Texas Hold 'em 'The Kat' is the starting hand 86-suited. Named after legendary online poker player TheGameKat who made the hand famous from 2003-2005 at PokerRoom. Subsequently 'The Kat Krew' adopted this hand as a totum. The four members of The Kat Krew have 86 tatoos. TheGameKat is 86 spades, Chenzilla is 86 hearts, chompy_jr is 86 diamonds, and linkocracy is 86 clubs.
I reraised on the button with The Kat, flopped the straight and cracked aces.
by TheGameKat February 14, 2008
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bowhead

A female undergraduate student who invariably walks around campus with a large bow in her hair. The species was common in the early 1990s and can still be found in remote parts of the US such as Kansas.
Professor Zepf: "How are the students in your intro class?"

Professor Ashman: "Fifty bowheads and the football team. Again."
by TheGameKat March 12, 2009
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