Poker News Bytes, March 18, 2008
Austria’s bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, one of Europe’s leading Internet-based gambling services, was disheartened by the German Federal Court of Justice’s dismissal of a motion to suspend enforcement proceedings against bwin…
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Poker terminology:
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.

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