Poker News Briefs, July 16, 2009

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Poker talk:

• MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
• BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
• OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
• CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
• ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
• OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.