Let’s see your poker face

The Big Brothers-Big Sisters of North Durham agency is hoping for a full house at next month’s charity poker tournament, and that’s even before the first hand is dealt.

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Thu, April 17th, 2008

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  • ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
  • RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
  • TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
  • SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
  • 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.
  • SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
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