Dutch Ministry of Justice Says Poker is Game of Chance
October 28 - Is poker a game of skill or a game of chance? Dutch Minister of Justice explains that even if poker would be considered a game of skill the state would continue to consider it illegal and would fight illegal poker operators.
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Poker slang:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
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