UW-La Crosse instructor sees educational benefit in learning poker

A poker hand might hold a full house or flush or the secrets to making good decisions, one University of Wisconsin-La Crosse instructor says.

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.
BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.

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