Poker Fights the UIGEA
It seems that people cannot and will not take the UIGEA hands down. Some of the biggest poker rooms in the country have been fighting back.
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Poker talk:
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
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