Great Online Poker Deals on the Cards for Christmas
December 23 - The industry’s top poker sites have lined up a spectacular selection of deals, tournaments and prizes for lucky players this Christmas and New Year season.
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Poker jargon:
- 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.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.

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