Online Poker Target of Antigambling Articles
For every article that exudes the positive aspects of online poker, for every article that reports on the health of the industry, there is a counter article being published around the world. Some of these articles are healthy enough as they are, simply pointing out the inherent dangers that come from gambling without enough self control, while others are outright attacks that seem to be based either completely in opinion, or heavily leaning to one side of the issue without enough representation of the other side.
Online articles such as The Strangle of Online Poker published at dailyillini.com, showcase hard luck stories and present no opposing point of view. As in all cases of news reports online, the discerning reader will read these with an open eye to all sides of an issue….
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Poker glossary:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- 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.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
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