State Senator Margarita Prentice: Internet Poker Foe, Keno Friend?
The state budget crisis is causing some Washington politicians to reconsider the role gambling might play in bridging a $2.6 billion gap. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she’s considering allowin… Continue reading “State Senator Margarita Prentice: Internet Poker Foe, Keno Friend?”
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Useful poker information:
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
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