Poker Players Alliance renews attack on gaming ban
The 100 000 strong Poker Players’ Alliance is pretty smart at choosing the right timeframes for its attacks on the proposed bans on Internet gambling in the USA. This week it synchronized its latest blast to precede a field hearing scheduled for Iowa by one of the bans proposers, Rep. Jim Leach.
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Poker lexicon:
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- 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.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
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