Poker tournaments relieve winter blahs
ZANESVILLE - Okay, so it hasn’t exactly been winter weather, but it IS winter. So you may still have a case of cabin fever. The Muskingum Poker Championship Series may have the perfect cure with its No Limit Texas Hold ‘em tournaments.
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Casino poker language:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
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