Caesars Now Primed for Poker
Hoping to ride the current wave of poker popularity, Caesars Palace will open a $12 million poker room today, the casino’s first poker room in 16 years.
Caesars Palace, now operated by World Series of Poker owner Harrah’s Entertainment, will offer a permanent 30-table poker room next to the resort’s race and sports book.
Eleven original LeRoy Neiman paintings showcasing nearly 40 years of Caesars Palace history decorate the entrance to the poker room.
Caesars Palace follows other Strip and downtown casinos…
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Poker lexicon:
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- 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.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
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