Professional Poker is a Job
There are as many wannabe professional poker players as there are poker players. Its every poker players dream to go pro and make a living from playing poker. With the online poker explosion that has taken place over the past few years there has never been a more opportune time to break into professional poker. The opportunities are truly unlimited. But so is the competition. EVERYONE has the same idea, to use the new avenue of online poker to become a professional poker player. The key, obviously, is to find a way to set yourself apart and break through into that elite group of those who can truly say that they are professional poker players.
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Poker lingo:
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
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