Online Poker Room Says “Wait and See”
With the new developments coming out of the US Senate recently regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, many online poker rooms are all set to jump ship in the US if President Bush signs the bill into law. One by one the rooms are making official announcements about how they will act if the law goes into effect, and Mansion Poker’s recent addition calls for no action. Stating that they will “closely monitor developments of the proposed amendments to U.S…
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Poker jargon:
- ALL-IN - To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.
- 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."
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
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