World Series time for Chicago-area poker players
Poker is a big deal in the Chicago area, but it has never been as big as the World Series of Poker circuit tournament.
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Poker lexicon:
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- 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.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
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