Enough Already! Poker’s Here To Stay
A recent article in the New York Post caught my eye, yet another diatribe from the mainstream media on how the ‘fad’ of poker is beginning to burn out….
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Poker dictionary:
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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