Online Poker is Winning the Media Battle
If winning the battle in the media is a prelude to success in Congress for the argument to license and regulate online poker, then two recent articles are sure to help.
Two high-profile newspapers have spoken out on the issue over the past few…
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Poker glossary:
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- 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.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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