Poker in Carson City - the Nevada State Capitol

Carson City, the capitol of Nevada, was named after Christopher “Kit” Carson, famous frontiersman and scout in the 1840s. When gold and silver was discovered around Virginia City, in the mountains high above the capitol, Carson City became a freight center for the mines and miners. Poker has been a popular pastime in the state capitol ever since.

Draw Poker was a popular pastime in the towns and mining camps of the West. One player who came to Nevada to strike it rich as a prospector, but ended up writing for the Territorial Enterprise to make ends meet, was Mark Twain. He loved the game.

Today, Mark Twain is gone and so, too, may be Draw Poker. Nevertheless, Hold’em Poker is alive and well in Carson City.

The RED DOG Poker Palace recently opened in the Pinon Plaza Resort in east Carson, on Hwy. 50. It’s the classic small, neighborhood poker room. The staff is hometown friendly, the games are socially friendly, and the limits are low ‘n frie… Continue reading Poker in Carson City - the Nevada State Capitol

Sun, November 13th, 2005

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Useful poker terms:

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.
BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.

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