New Styles of Playing Poker Sparks New Styles in Fashion
DonkeyGear.net, a poker apparel and accessories company, launched their new website online, Monday March 17th 2008. The company has been selling poker apparel and accessories since 2007, based around the “donkey” style of playing poker, although they have apparel for other styles as well. “Donkeys” in poker are known for playing completely unpredictable, and sometimes against the odds, making …
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Casino poker language:
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- 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.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.

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