PokerStars Announces Launch of Latin American Poker Tour
PokerStars, , the world’s largest online poker site, today announced the launch of Latin America’s first major poker tour, the LAPT.
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Poker glossary:
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- 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".
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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