Continued Legislation Attacking Online Gaming and Poker
There is continued movement in the halls of Congress in the United States to attempt to enforce or outright ban Americans participation in online gaming and poker….
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Poker glossary:
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
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