US Awaits Implementation of UIGEA
May 26 - A last minute attempt by the PPA to convince Senator Kyl to exempt online poker didn’t work.
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Poker jargon:
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
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