Poker champ at Turning Stone
VERONA Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, will appear today and Saturday at Turning Stone Resort and Casino to promote the casinos new electronic form of poker.Save
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Useful poker terms:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
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