Major poker tournaments overtake Tunica
From moms to millionaires, poker players are taking over Tunica Casinos. At the Grand you’ll find the World Series of Poker as seen on ESPN. Just up the river, at the Goldstrike it’s the World Poker Tour. Theresa Furr loves the game, “The excitement, the thrill, the adrenaline rush you get from it. The bluffing, the manipulation you can add to it.” Furr is from Miami, she follows the tournaments from city to city, “It’s like a dating service. Here I am, one woman out of nine guys and they’re all
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Poker lexicon:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- 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.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
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