Small Town Poker Tour To Hit Europe
The Small Town Poker Tour has received quite a bit of attention in the United States. The STPT basically travels the country looking for the ‘best of the best’ of the amateur world in small home games and bar tournaments, far away from the mainstream of the poker world. “We are going to take poker back to where it all started,” Mark Fracalossi, the Executive Producer for the STPT, said. “Everyone views the shows now with their high stakes and flashy sets…
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Poker jargon:
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
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