Hollywood

Also: hollywooding, acting

Over-acting at the table — agonising, sighing, staring at the board — to sell a story about your hand. Mild hollywooding is part of live poker; taken too far it shades into slow rolling.

Example. He hollywooded for a full minute with the nuts before 'reluctantly' calling.

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