Busy rocket season to launch at Poker Flat Research Range
( University of Alaska Fairbanks ) A total of eight National Aeronautics and Space Administration sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range in 2009. The rocket season is split into two launch windows. The first launch window opens Jan. 10, and will remain open until Feb. 5, 2009.
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Poker argot:
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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