Poker Room Review: Bally’s Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ
Bally’s was the fourth poker room in my tour of all of the Atlantic City rooms. It is next in line on the boardwalk after Caesars Atlantic City and before Resorts. Bally’s is not a superficially appealing room. First of all…
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Casino poker language:
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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