Poker lures students for money, fun
A late night tradition of playing poker with close friends is no foreign situation to many UA students. Some play for money and some for fun, but most students agree the game is gaining popularity among students.Alex Chandler enjoys the college pastime where friends can get together, put down $5 and play all night. Chandler, a sophomore majoring in secondary education, plays poker often at friends’ houses and apartments, usually for small amounts of money.He has not played in any large tournamen
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Useful poker terms:
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
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