WassOnline Live Poker Event Newcastle
Popular internet poker and gambling community WassOnline recently held its 4th live poker event in the beautiful English city of Newcastle. Over a 100 community members from around the world entered the casino in the hopes of money, prizes and a good time. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/live/poker/prweb749534.htm
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Useful poker terms:
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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