Poker in A.C. in the chips
ATLANTIC CITY-Bruce Barlow signed up to play a $1-$2 No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em poker game at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Saturday night, knowing the wait could be one to two hours.He wasn’t leaving.The Absecon resident had his mind and chips set at playing in Borgata’s poker room because that’s where the action was.With the World Poker Tour holding tournaments upstairs in the ballroom, many inexperienced players flocked to the money and were looking for fun.”Guys love competition with each o
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Poker slang:
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
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