Poker turns homes into minicasinos

There are drinks and dinner, ballgames on television and the chance to win, or lose, hundreds, even thousands, of dollars in a night.It’s high-stakes poker, but it’s not in a casino or on a cruise ship to nowhere.As poker has turned into a national craze, more people are turning their living rooms into minicasinos. They are hosting poker games such as Texas Hold ‘em and Omaha and requiring players to put up hundreds of dollars just to enter with the lure of unlimited winnings.Underground poker i

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Mon, January 30th, 2006

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  • DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
  • HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
  • BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
  • LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
  • FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
  • BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
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