Poker is a Game of Chance, Not Skill, Reports Gamble.Co.Uk
Harrogate, UK (PRWeb) January 18, 2007 — The Gutshot Poker trial reached a dramatic conclusion on Monday 16th January, says Gamble.
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Poker dictionary:
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.

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