One Billion Hands for Online Poker Room
The Irish powerhouse of an online poker room Paddy Power Poker is announcing that their one billionth hand is coming up soon, and they want to share the celebration with their players. Sometime in the coming months the online poker room will deal its one billionth hand, and starting now every 200,000 hands along the way will have a Countdown Hand. The players in these hands will win cash and prizes, up to $14,000…
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Useful poker information:
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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