Women’s Poker Spotlight: Jacquelyne Leslie-Zand — The Journey
My favorite part of the poker world is how it has created its own ’society’ very separate but nonetheless reflective of the ‘greater society’. The world of poker has risen from the basements and backrooms to become a unique…
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Poker terminology:
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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