Masked gang storms Berlin poker tournament
BERLIN, March 8 Masked gunmen stormed an upmarket hotel in Berlin on Saturday and forced staff working at a poker tournament there to hand over money, police said. There was a little panic among guests during the hold-up at the Grand Hyatt in the central Potsdamer Platz square, during which some were slightly injured, a police spokesman said. He declined to confirm media reports said the …
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Useful poker terms:
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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