EGM Green Eco-Friendly Poker Table Addresses Environmental Concerns
Poker players aren’t necessarily thinking about the environment when they hear the word ‘green’, but a new eco-friendly poker table scheduled to make its first appearance at the 2008 World Series of Poker hopes to change that…
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Poker terminology:
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
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