Interesting Problem for Online Poker Players in Germany
In the country of Germany, there are plenty of people who love to play poker, and play it online - unfortunately for them online poker play is recently illegal there. Taking part in an illegal activity always carries with it the threat of jail time and fines, but there is another problem that may not have occurred to those players - getting their money. If they run into a problem with an online poker room paying them, they won’t have a legal recourse to pursue, thanks to the legal status of the game in Germany.
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Poker argot:
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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