Poker Room Gets the Jeff Madsen Touch
Poker pro Jeff Madsen recently wrote in his blog that he will be involved in a redesign of the look and feel of the Bellagio poker room. He and an artist friend have put the word out that they will be forming committee comprised of people who wish to donate to this project. The committee will then select poker players who will have their portraits done by the artist…
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Poker terminology:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
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