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siadude.degen 🎩
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The origin of that saying is from Jack Straus's ‘a chip and a chair’. And it's also a nice story about @je11yf15h 's favorite hand A10 😁 You may have heard the poker expression, “as long as you’ve got a chip and a chair…” It means that no matter how few chips you have left in a poker tournament, you always have a chance. But you may not know that this saying was born at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1982. It’s not just the greatest underdog story in poker, but it’s hard to think of a bigger comeback in any sport. It all starts with Jack “Treetop” Straus. Who was Jack “Treetop” Straus? Jack Straus, nicknamed “Treetop” due to his imposing 6’6″ frame, was one of the old-school “road gamblers” who would criss-cross Texas in search of a good game. With a fearlessly aggressive playing style, his speciality was heads-up poker, and when he played full ring he was never scared to get all his chips in...
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siadude.degen 🎩
@siadude
Straus is known for one of the greatest bluffs in poker, during a high-stakes Texas Hold ‘Em cash game. Despite being dealt the worst starting hand in poker, 7-2, he bet out, and was rewarded with a flop of 7-3-3 for top pair. Of course he bet again, but his opponent re-raised him: surely a larger pocket pair... Straus called anyway, and the turn was a 2. Three pair of course is not a poker hand, so this was no help to Straus, but nevertheless he fired out a huge bet. His opponent tanked. What could such a big bet mean? Trips? A house? Now came the speechplay. “I’ll show you whichever one of my cards you choose if you give me $25,” said Straus.
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Melissa Burr 🍓
@burrrrrberry
🍖 x6000 For winning 9/14 30max 🔥
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Ccv🎩🔮🐹
@ccv
I love heads up poker🤩😂👌
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