IS Poker an Addiction?

Poker is beginning to be an addictive game. Here are a few tips how to play poker the right way and for the right reasons.

FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.

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