Chips in Chips
RFID (radio frequency identification) is the hot new chip-tracking technology that is taking the casino industry by storm. RFID (the patents to which have been obtained by ShuffleMaster Inc. for use in casino applications) works by way of microchips that are placed inside objects and communicate via radio waves with…
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Poker lingo:
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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