Dr. Pauly put up an interesting post on his site regarding some of the newer poker lingo that‘s out there. It’s more of a poker blogger glossary for readers to enjoy. Dr. Pauly discusses the origins of several poker terms. They include the Hammer, the Hilton Sisters, Dial-a-shots, and being kicked in the junk. He gives you a little history behind each term including who created it. It’s pretty funny.
I’ve already posted about the Hilton Sisters in the past but my favorite term is the Hammer. This term was created by a poker blogger named Grubby.
It originated from a home game he used to play in before he moved to Las Vegas. He also used to hold a Hammer Challenge Contest with a progressive jackpot.
Go check out Dr. Pauly’s post over at the Tao of Poker for more details about the Hammer and other poker terms.
1. So am I the first to call JKo the masturbator? (JacKing Off). Along the same lines as the hammer, our home game has the 'banister' or 'banny', which is 69o, played all the time by a guy with that last name.
Posted at 12:02PM on Oct 26th 2005 by bsboard