3 Billion Hands and the Party’s Still Rockin’ at Partypoker.com
Partypoker.com is closing in on 3 billion hands dealt. All Party Poker players stand to benefit from this, as the site will be offering them rewards such as freerolls, special jackpots, and even the chance to become a millionaire.
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Poker glossary:
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
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