Student poker players on rise
MORE than half of students have admitted to gambling at least once in the past year while playing poker for money is on the rise, a new report shows.
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Poker slang:
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
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