Explosion of Internet poker stokes interest in live games
Frank Fahrenkopf said poker was dead in Nevada — but that was before Internet gambling came along.
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Poker glossary:
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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