UW-L instructor sees educational benefit in learning poker

A poker hand might hold a full house or flush - or the secretsto making good decisions, one University of Wisconsin-La Crosseinstructor says.

FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.

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