All Bets Are Off - Yahoo Gets Into Online Poker

Online poker has (deservedly or not) gotten a bad reputation, and its actually illegal in the U.S. It came as a bit of a surprise, then, when Yahoo launched a new site called Yahoo Poker. The sites not for kiddies, and its not a joke; players will use real money. Euros and British pounds are the only eligible forms of money, however, as Yahoo Poker is being offered through the companys …

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Poker jargon:

TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".

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