Poker as Politics - Interview with Alfonse D’Amato, Part Two
Yesterday, we ran part one of our interview with former Senator, and current Poker Players Alliance Chairman Alfonse D’Amato. Today, Senator D’Amato discusses what he thinks the future might hold for online poker, and when that future may…
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Poker jargon:
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- 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.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
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