Poker in Downtown Las Vegas – The New Golden Nugget Poker Room.
The Golden Nugget has had an interesting recent history as far as poker is concerned. A couple years ago, The Nugget took some of the space from its pool area, and opened a nice, big poker ‘tent’ that had plenty of room, and usually housed plenty of
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Poker argot:
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
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