Poker Pop Hedging Bets in Vegas
His story sounds like something out of a country song, but this Coral Springs poker player whose chips were down is hoping to change his luck at the World Series of Poker in Vegas.
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Poker glossary:
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- 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.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
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