Two Recent, Unfortunate Poker Related Tragedies
Poker is one of the great pleasures that can be had in life. It can draw people together in the spirit of competition, enjoyment and can also help to raise funds for deserving causes or to benefit a person in need…
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- Full Contact Poker’s Official Response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act
- Trial Coming for Poker Shooting Death
Poker slang:
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
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