Denmark Rules Poker is about Skill
A Danish municipal court has ruled that poker tournaments do not go against Danish gaming laws. The court decision has arisen through the age-old debate of whether poker is merely a game of chance or if it requires skill.
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Poker jargon:
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- 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.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
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