Poker Players Alliance Gives Poker Enthusiasts Voice to Oppose Congressional Legislation
Approximately 70 million Americans from every segment of the population play poker.
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Useful poker terms:
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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