World Poker Association Drives To Unite Poker
In tournament poker today the landscape is nearly one of chaos. With differing structures, rules and cash distribution levels, people who play the tournament circuit…
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Poker glossary:
- RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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