Poker Flats schedules rocket launches
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 11 (UPI) — Rocket launches this month from the Poker Flats Research Range in Alaska will allow scientists to study auroral behavior and energy input, officials said.
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Poker slang:
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
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