Online Poker Site Switches to Online State Lotteries
When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act signed into law on October 13th, it shook up the poker industry heavily. One of the biggest bones of contention that critics of the law put up was how it exempted State Lotteries and Horse Racing from the online ban. In response to the law one online poker site, Wicked Chops Poker, has changed their theme to become Wicked Chops State Lotteries…
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Poker slang:
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.

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