The Weekly Turbo: Face the Ace Problems, The Poker Star, and A Clown in Space
The work week can get overwhelming, and not everyone has the time to dive headfirst into the poker world’s top stories every day. Weekend warriors rejoice! You’ve just flopped the nuts because the Nightly Turbo is introducing a special weekly edition. Pre
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Poker lingo:
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.

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