Poker seems likely to be around to stay
“Pocket rockets,” “suited connectors” and “going all in” weren’t conventional phrases before Y2K, but the recent poker explosion has a lot of TV junkies in tune with the sport’s terminology. And the momentum doesn’t seem to be waning.
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Casino poker language:
- RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
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