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 dictionary:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
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