Pokerpalooza kicks of massive poker weekend

A mechanical bull, a teeth whitening station, several art galleries and plenty of buxom beauties shelling anything from t-shirts to customized poker tables do not often mesh well. But anything seems possible at the inaugural Pokepalooza inside the Rio Pavilion. Billed as the world’s largest poker expo, Pokerpalooza runs Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in conjunction with the start …

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Fri, July 3rd, 2009

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Casino poker language:

  • FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
  • FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
  • QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
  • RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
  • OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
  • SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
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