Poker Superstars Battle Congress for the Right to Play Online
Supporters of online poker fanned out on Capitol Hill Wednesday, trying to convince lawmakers to rewrite a federal restriction on internet gambling.
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Poker terminology:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
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