Online Poker a Popular Draw
ARIZONA - As reported by the East Valley Tribune: “Greg Powers opened his laptop computer, logged on to an Internet poker site and bellied up to a Texas hold-’em table. In 15 minutes, he was about $400 ahead.
“…Fresh out of college and armed with a history degree, the Scottsdale resident makes his living playing online poker.
“At first, the stakes were low — and strictly for entertainment. He gradually started winning a few hundred bucks here and there from poker Web sites.
“Powers began to take his luck seriously following successful tournament finishes…
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Useful poker terms:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
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