Poker Automation Launches the FastDeal
On Thursday, May 17th, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, the game of poker was changed forever. Casino operators and poker players around the world witnessed the next evolution in poker as the dealer, the chips and the cards all went virtual.
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Poker slang:
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
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