It’s Official: D’Amato Named as PPA Chairman
One of the worst kept secrets in recent poker memory became official on Sunday with the naming of former Senator Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY) as the Chairman of the Board for the Poker Players Alliance. D’Amato assumes the position formerly held…
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Poker jargon:
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
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