Soccer Truth & Rumors: Dec. 18, 2006
The signing of Boca Juniors’ coveted holding midfielder Fernando Gago for Real Madrid is entering a poker phase as Calderón’s Real Madrid won’t budge above a ceiling of 17 million Euros for the player while Macri’s Boca is demanding 22 million or no deal. — Goal.com
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Poker terminology:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- 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.
- 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".
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
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