Worlds Collide: Poker and Twitter
“What’s Twitter?” asked a curious friend. “Twitter? It’s a waste of time,” I said. I explained that Twitter is a guilty pleasure and one of those things in my life that I simultaneously love and hate. When utilized properly…
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Poker slang:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- ALL-IN - To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
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