The Year in Poker: May, 2006
May’s poker news brought increased action on the legislative front, as both U.S. state and federal bodies acted on measures designed to impact online poker. Most of the news was poor, a sobering counterbalance to the April doings….
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Poker dictionary:
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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