Poker Helps Launch Rock Paper Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors is experiencing a comeback of epic proportions in the United States, even earning special reports on ESPN which may very well lead to televised coverage. The game Rock Paper Scissors, which involves two players “throwing” their hands out in forming either a symbol for a pair of scissors, a rock, or a piece of paper, is a classic childhood game and a way that many used to settle civil disputes. Also a favorite of poker professional Phil Gordon, who sponsored a “RowShamBo” tournament at last year’s World Series of Poker, using an alternate name for Rock Paper Scissors…
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Useful poker information:
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- 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.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
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