Absolute Poker Signs Contract with Astrophysicist-Turned-Model Liv Boeree
Popular online poker site Absolute Poker brings 23-year-old astrophysics graduate and poker pro on board as its UK ambassador. (PRWeb Feb 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb712763.htm
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Poker jargon:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
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