Absolute Poker Selects Skins Contest Winner — Announces Special Tables for the Holidays
Players at Absolute Poker have learned that they can add a touch of personality to their poker game with the launch of Absolute Poker “Skins”. Absolute Poker has opened to its players the ability to personalize their own poker table with new and improved graphics and a user-friendly setup.
In early November, Absolute Poker announced a design contest open to all members to design a “skin” that was unique and different from the “classic” Absolute Poker table. With a $500 cash prize on the line…
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Poker lexicon:
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- 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.
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