Poker Shootings a Troubling Trend
Playing poker, unfortunately, has players not only watching their cards and their opponents’ faces, but also their backs. Another shooting occurred this week, this time at a poker game in a private home in San Antonio, Texas.
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Poker talk:
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
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