A Conservative Case for Internet Poker
Poker, the American-born game of skill that has captured the imagination of the world in recent years, is under threat from some surprising forces. We at the Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots organization, support individual players’ rights and are fighting against federal legislation that would compromise those rights.Eminent historian John Lukacs recently called poker “the game closest to the Western conception of life where free will prevails over philosophies of fate or of chance, where m
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Poker jargon:
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
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