Charity to get poker money
Five poker players are gearing up for a 50-hour marathon in aid of charity. The students, all members of Keele University’s poker society, will start the challenge at their students’ union at 6pm on Saturday, and finish at the Circus Casino, …
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Useful poker terms:
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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