Pacific Poker Goes Spanish

Perhaps gearing up for the potential devastating ban on poker looming in America’s future, one of the largest poker outfits online has recently launched a Spanish-language version of its web site and its gains. All of the games are represented, including Seven-Card Stud, Omaha, and ever popular Texas Holdem. Mike Herea, the promotions manager for 888.com, the Gibraltar-based owner of Pacific Poker, said that this Spanish version of their website was a “much needed edition” in order to cater to their growing Spanish-speaking online poker players…

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Sun, September 3rd, 2006

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Poker lexicon:

  • FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
  • HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
  • LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
  • BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
  • DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
  • PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
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