Danish Court Rules Poker a Game of Skill
The question of the decade seems to be “is poker a game of skill or a game of chance” and a recent ruling by a Danish court has come up with an answer. According to a municipal court in the suburb of Lyngby, the answer is “both.” On Friday the court determined that there was enough skill required in the game to make it legitimate competition, and that the president of the Danish Poker Association was innocent of charges of arranging illegal gambling events. This ruling is counter to a decision by the Justice Ministry’s legal affairs committee from 2006.
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Useful poker information:
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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