Coming Thursday: Poker big on college campuses
It’s a sure bet you’ll see more college students playing poker these days. Find out why in Thursday’s News & Record.
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Poker jargon:
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- 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.
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