Lee Russo Vows to Continue WA Poker Ban Fight
May 19 - Lee Russo, Washington State Director for the Poker Players Alliance, has vowed to take his bid to legalize online poker up to the Supreme Court, after a judge dismissed his case in court last week.
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Poker argot:
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- 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".
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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