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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Useful poker terms:
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
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