Poker Room Review: Stratosphere, Las Vegas
The last four times I have played at the Stratosphere, I have taken a different set of poker buddies with me. Each time I get different opinions on the Stratosphere’s poker room. I am going to let them ‘write’ this review for…
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Poker jargon:
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
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