Is Duplicate Poker the Answer to US Online Poker Issue?
When the UIGEA hit the books this Autumn, online poker rooms hit the ground running. Most of them being public firms have left the US market, anyway, even though some private firms held tight in US waters. One fellow thinks he has the answer, in the form of something he calls Duplicate Poker…
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- PokerNews and Duplicate Poker to Host Three $7,500 South African PokerNews Open Freerolls
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- Inaugural ‘Duplicate Poker World Championship’ Announced for Fall 2008
Poker jargon:
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- 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.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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