NEWS DIGEST: Poker Faces
Online casino and poker fans play more for excitement and entertainment than to win a fortune, claims a new study. The profile of a typical internet gamer who spends their free time at a virtual card table or stuffing coins into internet slot machines is also revealed.
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Casino poker language:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- 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.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
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