Students are playing online poker to earn money
Some students wait tables, lifeguard, bartend or do office work as part-time jobs during college.Others play online poker.For Daniel Stermer, 19, and Kevin Laird, 20, playing online poker is not only…
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Poker argot:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
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