Now you can hold or fold ‘em in Vegas’ booming poker parlors

LAS VEGAS - I was a poker virgin in Vegas. Poker is big here in the gambling epicenter of the universe. Huge. This is where movie stars play in those popular TV tournaments and casinos throw daily competitions for the public. And poker rooms, once a staple here, are coming back to casinos along the Strip, where tourists sit elbow-to-elbow with professional players, sipping free cocktails. Fold, sip. Check, sip. Call, sip.That’s the come-on. Poker fans say mere mortals will never shoot hoops with …

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Mon, October 31st, 2005

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Poker glossary:

  • RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
  • PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
  • WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
  • BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
  • EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
  • REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
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