The Year in Poker: November, 2006
As expected, the biggest news in November traced back to the previous month’s signing of the UIGEA. Merger and acquisition stories involving online sites were an almost-daily read…
Related Poker News:
- The Year in Poker: November, 2007
- WSOP Announces Change Confirmation
- WSOP’s Largest International Attendance Year
- NYC Poker Room Murder Suspect Arrested, Released on Technicality
- ‘Biggest gambling raid since Prohibition’ comes to a conclusion
- World Poker Congress Announces November Gathering
- WSOP Player Not in Trouble
- November Dates Set for Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV
- Bluff Europe November Issue Out Now
- Irish Poker Charity Gets EPT Seat
- Get21.com Offers $100,000 in Prizes In ‘Hot November’
- Florida Seminole Gambling Compact Challenged
Casino poker language:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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