Online Poker Room’s Battle of the Mags
Online poker room Paddy Power Poker is hosting a “Battle of the Mags” to determine which of the many UK poker magazines have the best readers, in terms of poker. From July to September readers of eight magazines will get a shot to play in an exclusive online $5,000 No Limit Holdem freeroll tournament. The final table will be held at a live event in London…
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Poker dictionary:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- 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.
- 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.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)

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