‘Gaming den’ warning as pubs are given go ahead to hold poker games
Pubs will be allowed to stage poker games in the latest twist of Labour’s liberalisation of the laws on drinking and gaming. Laws that have banned games of chance played for money from pubs and bars will be lifted next year, Whitehall confirmed Save
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Poker glossary:
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- 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.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
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