Poker Room Review: Avi Resort and Casino, Laughlin, NV
I drove down from Las Vegas to Laughlin, Nevada a while back, looking to explore poker rooms a typical tourist might not normally visit. Before checking into my hotel room at one of the six hotel-casinos located right…
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Poker lingo:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- 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.
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