NFL Trip Goes to VIP Poker Veteran
With so many new players starting playing online poker every day, it is nice that the winner of a recent VIP.com poker promotion turned out to be one of the old guard. George N, a Sacramento, California resident, was the last one standing out of 193 players in the second $2,000 Sports Fantasy Freeroll offered by VIP.com, and will now be going on an all expenses paid trip to the NFL game of his choice. The 33 year old player is a long time member of VIP.com and is a real sports fan.
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Poker terminology:
- 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.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
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