The stakes go up: ‘No limit’ poker OK’d for Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - James Barlow is a regular at the velvet-topped tables inside the poker room at St. Johns Greyhound Park, sometimes logging six nights a week playing low-stakes cards.
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Poker terminology:
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- 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.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
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