Manitoba Shuts Down Charity Poker Tournament
MANITOBA As reported by the CBC News: “Another Texas hold’em poker tournament has been shut down by the Manitoba Gaming Control Commission.
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Useful poker terms:
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
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