Poker Players Back Obama
July 8 - The Poker Players Alliance and top US poker players, have called for their supporters to back Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Casino poker language:
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- 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.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
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