ANALYSIS: Kosovo: the smallest of chips in the US-Russia poker game
Belgrade - To Belgrade and Pristina politicians, Kosovo’s status is a matter of life or death. But on the global diplomatic poker table, the question of the tiny province striving to break from a small Balkan country is small chips - and they are ab…
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Poker slang:
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- 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.
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