The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 7
Today’s question: Will poker grow overall in 2009? If so, what area is likely to show the greatest growth? I think there will be a slight increase again [due to poker’s main populace being very young]. In the markets where…
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Poker talk:
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
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