Poker News Bytes, April 24, 2007

Recent poker events have seen British bookmaking concern Ladbrokes give up in its attempts to purchase beleaguered 888 Holdings, the possibility of an online dealer-training school coined ‘Johnny Chan University,’…

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Poker jargon:

SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.

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