New WPA Chairman Forging Ahead with Plans
April 4 - A number of moves and strategies by new WPA chairperson, Wendeen Eolis, has proven that she is more determined than ever to forge poker into a professional sport with uniform rules across the board.
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Poker terminology:
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- 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".
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