Poker tourney helps youth
SALISBURY — It took less than 20 minutes to eliminate the first of more than 250 poker players at the second annual Eastern Shore Regional Poker Classic at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Friday morning.
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Poker lingo:
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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