‘Women’s Poker Night’ Offers Female View Of Poker
A recent study showed that approximately 50% of the players in the online poker world are female. The number of women coming to the brick and mortar casino poker rooms seems to be on the increase as well….
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Poker terminology:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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