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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Poker dictionary:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- 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.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- 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.).
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
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