Poker proves popular at Wheeling casino
WHEELING - The sound of poker chips - it’s like the constant chirping of crickets. Saunter into the new poker room at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center, close your eyes and that’s all you’ll hear. Dozens of poker chips scuffing against one another simultaneously.
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Poker lexicon:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- 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.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
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