Online Poker News Archive - August 2008

On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of August 2008

FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.

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