Poker Jackpot Grows Like Lotto
It seems that some poker sites may have stumbled upon a winning combination: take poker tournaments and add in an element of lotto jackpots to spice things up. This is what Titan Poker, a relative newcomer to the world of online poker rooms, is doing with a few of their tournament offerings.
The Maui progressive Sit N Go tournament, for example, offers a $15,000 jackpot if a single player wins a number of consecutive tournaments…
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Poker jargon:
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
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