College Poker Life: Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Student poker players attending Washington State University have witnessed a roller coaster of a ride when it comes to poker. Though the state has 23 casinos, and Washington’s state law specifically allows poker to be played…

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Wed, April 16th, 2008

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Poker terminology:

  • DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
  • PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
  • OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
  • FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
  • 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.
  • CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
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