Poker News Briefs: Sunday, June 21, 2009

Kentucky’s unsuccessful attempts to seize internet domain names connected to online gambling will get another legal look in the days ahead…

PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.

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