Praise for US Suspension of UIGEA
November 30 - Poker industry reacts positively to US government’s decision to halt UIGEA regulations until further notice.
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Poker lexicon:
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
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