The PokerNews Interview: John Pappas
The Poker Players Alliance is the first really serious effort at a political membership group for poker players. Launched in 2005, it’s designed to take the fight for poker freedom directly to Washington and politicians. The PPA…
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Casino poker language:
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
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