Poker News Bytes, 11/28/07

Mitch Garber, CEO of PartyGaming, has announced that he is not going forward with plans to sell a block of Party stock late next month. Instead, Garber will retain the stock block, and with the addition of another 3.5 million in stock…

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Poker lingo:

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.
SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
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".
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.

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