Poker League on Cards as Pubs Dealt Good Hand
FURNESS poker players have praised plans to allow pubs and clubs to host live games without needing a gaming licence from a local authority. Now poker leagues, along the lines of darts, pool and domino leagues, are on the cards, with players battling it out in the areas pubs and clubs.
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Poker argot:
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
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