Branson Enters Online Poker Game
UNITED KINGDOM As reported by the UK Guardian: “If internet gambling is like the wild west, then Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Poker is the latest cowboy to swagger into the saloon.
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Casino poker language:
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
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