I was just doing a crossword puzzle (this one, to be exact) with Cardgrrl via video chat, as we do a couple of times a week. It is, of course, cheating to enlist another person in the completion of a puzzle, but it's fun, and nobody has sent the Puzzle Police to our doors yet.
Today we came upon this clue: "_______ Brunson (nickname for a starting hold'em hand of 10-2)." Five letters long.
I don't want to spoil the fun by giving away the answer, but I have included a tiny, subtle clue somewhere in this post, if you look carefully enough.
(Incidentally, another clue was "Bridge combinations." We eventually figured out that the answer had to be "TEN ACES," though what, exactly, that means was a mystery to us both. Hoping that Memphis Mojo will enlighten here.)
Saturday, August 07, 2010
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I don't know much about poker, but I do know a little about bridge. What you asked about is one word, by the way: tenace (singular) or tenaces (plural).
An example is an easier way to explain: First, a sequence is A-K-Q or K-Q-J or Q-J-10 or something similar. When a sequence is broken, it's called a tenace (don't ask my why). An example would be A-Q-J or K-Q-10 or so forth.
Part of what makes bridge complicated is that it has its own jargon.
To read more, go here and scroll down.
I just checked and it's in the regular dictionary as well:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenace
a combination of two high or relatively high cards (as ace and queen) of the same suit in one hand with one ranking two degrees below the other
(Etymology: modification of Spanish tenaza, literally, forceps, probably from Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax
Date: 1655)
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