Sport or not a sport? Pot is split on poker
In this iPod, Xbox age, the question is no longer under the table: Is poker a sport? The dictionary definitions of the two words seem to render the case closed. They don’t belong in the same sentence. But Webster and colleagues haven’t taken into account the effect of television and the blurring of our cultural boundaries everywhere.
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Poker terminology:
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
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