What Bull Will Poker Sites Think of Next?
The words Golden Palace have appeared on many improbable spaces. The promotion for the online poker room on boxer’s backs, painted cows, and now on the backs…
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Poker jargon:
- 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.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
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