Internet poker push
WASHINGTON D.C. - Supporters of online poker fanned out on Capitol Hill Wednesday trying to convince lawmakers to rewrite a federal restriction on Internet gambling. A lobby group that includes several of the game’s biggest champions is trying to convince Congress that poker is a game of skill, not chance, and it should be regulated instead of prohibited. While some lawmakers are concerned …
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Poker slang:
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
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