Racing And Poker Compete
In Britain horse racing is the major form of gambling, but some are worried that may change. As hundreds of millions of pounds are being spent on internet poker, the money certainly isnt going into horse racing. If many racing outfits follow the trend, poker rooms will be set up where attendees can just walk in and join a live game of poker without having to fill out any forms; some feel this is a serious threat to horse racing…
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- Arkansas Tracks May Get Video Poker
- Victorian Racing Industry Denied Poker Machines
- Florida Poker Room Doing Well
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Poker lingo:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
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