The Weekly Turbo: World Poker Tour Ratings, RFID Poker Table, and More
The Weekly Turbo is bringing you the week’s top poker news stories including news on the WPT’s ratings, an RFID poker table, and more.
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Useful poker information:
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- 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.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.

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