Welsh Poker on the Rise
Poker remains a growth industry around the world, but the growth is going to be uneven depending on a lot of factors, including marketing, legal standing, and interest of the locals. In Wales, the industry was given green light - with a 31 percent ranking in recent survey that said the Welsh like to play poker. The 31 percent of adults in Wales surveyed who said they play poker is huge compared to the Scots rank of 27% and the English at 22%…
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Poker lexicon:
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
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