Florida Poker War Wages On
In South Florida greyhound racetrack owners were excited to be able to offer poker tournaments to eager players, giving them a chance at a jackpot worth hundreds of dollars by paying a single entry fee. When the state moved in to put a cap on the entry fee, many of the owners sued to have the fee lifted. Once again they were happy when two courts ruled that, under current FL law, the state could not limit the entry fees to $45…
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Poker talk:
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
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