Australian Poker League Starts Up Down Under
Do you love poker? Are you interested in winning prizes and having a lot of fun? Do you live in Australia? If you have answered yes to all three questions, then there is a group of people who would love to meet you. They are the members and leaders in the new Australian Poker League, which plays at venues throughout the country. Described as a form of pub and club style of entertainment, the Australian Poker League is free to all.
By hosting tournaments around the country for free, the Australian Poker League offers poker fans the opportunity to meet and greet while they play their favorite games, and take a shot at winning prizes along the way.
It is free to join and moves in ten-week rounds, at the end of which top point earners go to the finals…
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Poker slang:
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.

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