Gala Casino British Poker Tour
This weekend is the time for poker pros and amateurs alike to try and go for the victory at the Gala Casino British Poker Tour’s Scottish Leg. This event, taking place in Edinburgh, will be attended by a number of well known European poker players, such as Phil Stars, Stan Essen and John Higgins, who is also the current world snooker champion. The event will end its five day run on Sunday…
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Poker jargon:
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- 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.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
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