Racetracks may hold poker tournaments
Dedicated gamblers soon might go “all in” at poker tournaments at area racetracks after an appeals court lifted a ban on such competitions Friday.
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Poker jargon:
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- ALL-IN - To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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