Is US Poker Players Money Safe in Poker Sites?
The poker sites still open to US players listed at www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php are now ensuring players that their funds are safe in their poker accounts after US legislation passed.
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Poker argot:
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
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