Epic Game

  I never thought I would say this, but… I have enough now. I’m done playing.

  I win.

  GLOSSARY

  These are the poker terms used in this book. For more information and a fuller list, please consult other sources.

  ace-king unsuited: When an ace and a king are in a player’s face-down cards and the cards are of different suits

  big slick: When an ace and a king are in a player’s face-down cards and the cards are of the same suit

  blinds: In Texas Hold ’em, the “forced” bets that are made by the first two players in a hand before the cards are dealt

  bullets: Slang for aces

  community cards: The five cards dealt face up and placed in the center of the table, which are left in place and can be used by any player

  fish: A new or weak poker player; an easy mark

  flop: The first three community cards, which are dealt (flopped) all at once

  nut hand: The winning hand

  river: The fifth of five community cards and the last card of the hand

  ten-jack: When the two face-down cards dealt to a player are a ten and a jack (any suit)

  turn: The fourth of five community cards

  WILLIAM KOWALSKI is the author of the international bestseller Eddie’s Bastard, winner of South Africa’s Ama-Boeke Award, and, more recently, The Hundred Hearts which won the 2014 Thomas H. Raddall Award. His work has been translated into fifteen languages. Two of the titles William wrote for the Rapids Reads series have been nominated for the Ontario Library Association’s Golden Oak Award. He lives with his family in Nova Scotia. For more information, visit williamkowalski.com.