Poker Gamble Pays Off for Independent Filmmakers
Poker winnings have financed film director Nick Scott’s latest film. (PRWEB Sep 20, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U2luZy1Mb3ZlLVBpZ2ctSG9yci1JbnNlLVplcm8=
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Poker slang:
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
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