Poker Hand The Feast
- Deity figures that a poker player will pray to and/or curse because they are believed to control the fate of every poker hand.
We're overdue for a proper 5/10NL cash game session at the Bellagio. That being said, I wonder if it'd be better to set a time limit on our sessions. ^ The Princess Leia is the hand AA23 (more common in Omaha since this version of poker used 4 hole cards) citation needed. This is because Leia was held prisoner in detention block AA23 before she was rescued by Luke, Han and Chewbacca in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Hypernyms ('poker hand' is a kind of.): deal; hand (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of 'poker hand'): royal flush (a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit). Straight flush (a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit). Full house (a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair).
Explained
Whenever a poker player runs bad, they ask what they did to anger the 'Poker Gods' after a hand. Also, they will be known to actually pray to the Poker Gods to help them in their efforts.
Just Who Are the Poker Gods
If Poker Gods do exist, we can draw upon ancient Greek mythology to explain just who they might be. Although there is no tangible evidence to suggest in theological circles that these are the Poker Gods, you can feel free to use these examples at your next home game.
Athena - Goddess of War and Wisdom
Fortuna - Goddess of Luck and Chance
Dagon - God of the Fish
Religious Poker Players
Poker Hand The Feast
Poker Hand Called The Feast
There are several well known players that are religious. Although he didn't pray to 'Poker Gods,' WSOP Main Event Winner Jerry Yang prayed to Jesus (as a devoted Christian) during hands. Famed tournament pro Andy Black is a well known Buddhist.