Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #7, The Poker World is All A-Twitter
What are you doing? That’s the question Twitter asks. If you’ve been living under a rock this past year, you might ask us, “What is a Twitter,” and to that we will tell you, “Google is your friend.”
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Poker lingo:
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.

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