Poker machine losses increase
New figures released by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission reveal Tasmanians spent more than $200 million playing poker machines last year.
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Poker lingo:
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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