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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Poker terminology:
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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