Poker Players Move In on Washington to Push for Online Betting
The Poker Players Alliance hopes a hot hand in the nation’s capital this week will help its efforts to legalize online poker. As part of its “National Poker Week,” the group has set up nearly 100 meetings with members of Congress and their aides, and plans to present a petition to President Barack Obama on Wednesday that had more than 350,000 signatures at last count.
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Poker jargon:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
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