PokerPulse editor asks Canadian PM to support Antigua
The tiny island state of Antigua and Barbuda has been involved in a cross border online gambling dispute with the US for more than a year now. And although the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Antigua, the U.S. hasn’t made any effort to comply with the WTO ruling so far.
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Casino poker language:
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
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