Love Them Or Hate Them?: The Entertainment Media Reacts to Tiffany Michelle & Maria Ho’s Amazing Race Debut
When it came to Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho’s debut as TV contestants on The Amazing Race, reactions across the entertainment blogosphere were polarized, to say the least. Hardly anyone found middle ground when it came to this pair of non-profit…
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Poker argot:
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- 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.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
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