Poker continues popularity growth in spite of legislation
The international poker tournament circuit is hurtling toward its saturation point, and recent congressional legislation has placed a damper on the online poker party.Yet those downers haven’t been able to put a bad beat on World Poker Tour action in Las Vegas, said Doug Dalton, the director of poker operations at the Bellagio.Dalton was upbeat about the 433-player field generated by the fifth annual Festa al Lago World Poker Tour championship event at the Bellagio.It represented a small increas
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Poker dictionary:
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
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