Norwegian Poker Championships Coming in April
The 2008 Norwegian Poker Championships are coming this month, but they won’t be held in Norway. The Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club will be the location for this event, in Nottingham, England. The UK is playing host to their fellow European country men because the Norwegian Government has a ban on the game of poker, leaving the 7th annual Norwegian Poker Championships without a place to play…
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Poker argot:
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- 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.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
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