Online Poker Players Say No to Leach
The man that started it all regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has been rewarded with losing his job, a fact that some believe has a direct connection to the poker related legislation. Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, an obvious target of a grassroots movement spurred by the Poker Players Alliance, lost the November election…
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Useful poker terms:
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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