Deitch on Poker: Lawmakers off the mark with online poker
Its always better if sports and politics do not mix. The same goes for poker and politics. However, the Unites States government — an entity that has been on a major roll when it comes to vexing the universe — has decided that it wants to annoy the approximately 23 million online poker players in this country by dealing with the matter in the laziest way possible.
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Poker terminology:
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
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