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  PokerTrix - Poker for beginners, poker bonus and freerolls
Some common jargon in poker chat is explained and what is good to know before you sit down at a poker table.
Poker odds is very good to know if you wanna be a good poker player.
Starting hands in omaha, most of these hands are very strong but it is very important to have good starting hands in omaha.
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  Poker jargon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To deal a card directly into the discards, often at the start of the second and subsequent rounds of a multiple-round game (for example, before giving players their draws in a draw poker game, or before the flop in a community card game).
A game of "jackpot poker" or "jackpots", which is a variant of five-card draw with an ante from each player, no blinds, and an opening requirement of a pair of jacks or better.
In poker, the term steal is often used as merely a synonym for bluff, but there is a more specific use of the term.
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 X - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
In beverages, X is a symbol for an alcoholic_proof of 50; multiple Xes indicate multiples of 50.
In education, X is a nickname for the École polytechnique.
In electrical_engineering, X is the symbol for reactance.
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 Online Poker Guru - We have the answers to your poker questions
Each player, starting to the dealer's left and continuing clockwise, may choose to either draw one more card or trade in all his cards for an equal number of replacements.
Each player may draw from 1 to x (x is the number of cards dealt) cards as in draw poker.
If it does, the person who called the game loses one of his quarters and starts the next game, with only one card dealt to him (if he only had one quarter, he is out and play begins with the next person in order).
www.pokerguru.com /home_games.html   (3837 words)

  
 Texas Holdem Poker online terms terminology slang words meanings lingo jargon sayings speak
A form of poker in which the maximum bet allowed is always the size of the pot.
For example, the first round may start at betting limits of 10 and 20, and then in the second round, the limits increase to 15 and 30.
In most tournaments, the amount of tournament chips you start with is not the same amount as the buy-in.
www.uplaytexasholdem.com /texas_holdem_poker_tournament_terminology.htm   (1547 words)

  
 Online Poker Chip > Poker Guide > Terminology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
: A version of poker in which a player may bet any amount of chips (up to the number in front of him) whenever it is his turn to act.
You may also be required to post a blind if you change seats at the table in a way that moves you away from the blinds.
Pot Limit : A version of poker in which a player may bet up to the amount of money in the pot whenever it is his turn to act.
www.online-poker-chip.com /poker/terminology.htm   (4172 words)

  
 Poker jargon starting with X : Poker jargon/X   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Site Contents at the free Online Encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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In a household, clothes hangers are the single one item that you own the most of, yet no one can name even one brand?
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 Casino Buzz - August 2004
For the most part, the poker room is the same as it ever was: a bazaar of felt tables ringed by 8 to 10 players, filled with smoke (except the new non-smoking rooms), small-talk and the constant, cicada-like click-clacking of chips being stacked and restacked.
Lastly, in live poker, most hands are not good enough to play; they are thrown away, or "mucked." Televised poker is highly edited to treat the viewer to only those hands that have the most action and built-in suspense.
Poker is more of a game of skill than of chance, but a little luck never hurts.
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 Poker Book, Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Poker Dice--Cubical dice, each with a nine, ten, jack, queen, king, and ace on its six faces.
Stud Poker--One of the two basic forms of poker (the other is draw) and played with open or exposed cards (up cards) and with one or more concealed hole cards (down cards).
Tennessee--Draw poker in which a bet is made after each round of cards is dealt.
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 Facts about poker jargon starting with h   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In some casinos, the rule that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount.
Any of several games in which the pot is divided between the player with the best conventional poker hand and the best lowball hand.
Poker jargon starting world C Articles and Information
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 Poker Glossary - J - Professional-Poker.com
Poker has its own set of unique terms and jargon, and more are being added every week as its popularity continues to expand.
There are names for particular starting hands, such as pocket rockets and big slick.
There are terms describing poker scenarios, such as a bad beat.
www.professional-poker.com /glossary/generic/J.htm   (161 words)

  
 Poker Terms - Poker Definitions Dictionary - Glossary of Jargon
The river card is a three giving the player with the weaker starting hand the winning hand and giving the player with the best starting hand a bad beat.
It is also the amount you expect to make at the poker table per hour.
Sports betting, slot machines, playing poker for too many hours when losing (trying to get even), and drugs are a few examples of leaks.
www.poker-babes.com /poker/definitions   (4245 words)

  
 Texas Hold Em Starting Hands : Gaming and Casinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is the most popular poker variant played in casinos in the western United States, and its no-limit form is used in the final...
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 Amazon.com: Books: Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As described by Lewis, liar's poker is a game played in idle moments by workers on Wall Street, the objective of which is to reward trickery and deceit.
Ranieri, a college dropout, got his start in Salomon Bros mailroom in 1968 and managed, in 10 years, to become the head of their Mortgage department.
I perservered and was rewarded with an engaging, enjoyable second half of Liar's Poker which focuses on Lewis's evolution from trading floor "geek" to his final status as the ultimate trader, a "Big Swinging Dick." Excellent book whether you're into the stock market or not.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140143459?v=glance   (1855 words)

  
 PokerTips.org - Poker Strategy - Common Beginner Mistakes
Succeeding at poker is not done through imitation; rather, it is done through understanding the complexities of the game.
They start to believe that if they constantly move seats or change their socks that they will somehow become the next WSOP winner.
The first two things to consider about a starting hand are the ranks of the cards and whether the cards are paired.
www.pokertips.org /strategy/beginner-mistakes.php   (810 words)

  
 Poker Terms - Terminology for Playing Poker Games
Common poker terms, vocabulary, jargon, and slang are all covered.
New players might want to start with the basic terminology covered in PokerHo's introduction to Internet poker terms or Dead Money's glossary of Hold'em terms.
Use the poker dictionary below for definitions of all terms beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
www.toppoker.org /poker-terms.html   (204 words)

  
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But before he started back for the forest himself, well pleased with what he had learned, he marked the door with a piece of chalk which he had ready in his hand.
The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and an army of women and children at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern-politicians.
Jupiter had with him the scythe and spades--the whole of which he insisted upon carrying, more through fear, it seemed to me, of trusting either of the implements within reach of his master, than from any excess of industry or complaisance.
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 Pokermaster.org - No.1 Reference for Online Poker Information
One might expect a more established and high-traffic room to be near the of top our Editor’s picks, but since it arrived on the scene, Titan Poker has made all the right moves, in our opinion, to be deserving of its top spot.
Daniel Negreanu, currently the 2nd all-time leading money winner on the World Poker Tour circuit, will be Gary Wise's guest on Poker Talk on RoundersRadio.com from 8 to 10 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Covering more than 2.5 million real money poker games and over 500,000 individual players this survey revealed valuable information on who are the real winners in these specialized online poker games.
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 Glossary: Poker Jargon | Poker Launch
The player immediately to the dealer (or button)'s left; so called because he is the player who received the first card during the initial deal.
A bet that is made more due to the strength of the bettor's position than the strength of the bettor's cards.
A card designated by the dealer before dealing (for instance all sevens) that may be used as any of the 52 cards to fill a hand.
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 WIL WHEATON dot NET: Where is my mind?: fish on -- part two
Readers who are unfamiliar with poker terminology may want to read This glossary from CNN first.
I hear that poker players have ups and downs in their games, but I'd been down so long, it took busting out in a game that I normally dominate to see just how down I was.
I have no idea what any of those poker terms meant, but it was fun as hell to read it.
www.wilwheaton.net /mt/archives/001660.php   (4225 words)

  
 TruePoker - Poker Jargon for the poker lover
The large and growing jargon of Truepoker includes many terms.
Though space is not an issue here, the list has been trimmed to primarily those Truepoker-specific terms one might find in Truepoker texts or in common use in casinos.
Hand of five consecutive cards which are not all the same suit.
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 Lucrative Drawing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The random drawing of tiles keeps the game fresh for everyone and gives weaker players an opportunity to triumph, but does not prevent stronger players from winning most of the time.
The game starts with six tiles picked randomly and placed in their locations.
This doubles as a convenient way to determine which player goes first: each player draws one of the tiles for the initial setup, and the player with the lowest-numbered tile goes first.
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 Gambling Guide > Casino Games > Poker > Poker Jargon > K
To call a final bet while not expecting to win, for the primary purpose of discouraging future bluffs.
A non-paired card kept before the draw in draw poker in hope of pairing it.
An occasional hand played at double the usual stakes at an agreed-upon time; often when a player wins two hands in a row, or when a player scoops in a split-pot game.
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When you’re starting out, you usually do your first roll in the still waters of a pool.
By contrast a combat roll is one pulled off in real-time on moving water with things like shallow rocks, strainers and more rapids to think about.
In town he recently started Telluride Ticket, "which though it is a non-profit, must be run like a business." Telluride Ticket sells tickets on behalf of non-profit arts organizations and is owned by Telluride Mountain Village Visitor and Convention Bureau.
www.telluridetoday.com /watch/061003.html   (6445 words)

  
 Poker Odds Calculator, Starting Hand Odds Calculator, Pot Odds
Poker Home » Poker Academy » Odds Calculator
Click here for the starting hands odds calculator.
This programme is the poker equivalent of stabilisers for your bike, you'll still be pedalling and steering, but we'll make sure you stay alive (and on the road to success).
www.paddypowerpoker.com /poker-academy/odds.php   (258 words)

  
 ATI disses PS3 technology, no surprise - Joystiq - www.joystiq.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
And the reason ATI feels the future will be unified is because Microsoft is a Monopoly and will write the Direct X software to support their new partner in crime, not because it's the best way.
From the Engine's perpective, just give me the coordinates, X, Y and Z, and I will draw you a different tree that looks differently where ever you are in the universe.
Im really starting to think that the articles that MS put out is real and the 360 is better.
www.joystiq.com /entry/1234000727046505   (5154 words)

  
 Gambling Guide > Casino Games > Poker > Poker Jargon > G
A player who earns a living by making small profits over a long period of consistent, conservative play.
A game with no opening hand requirement; that is, where the only requirement to open the betting is "guts", or courage.
Any of several poker variants where pots accumulate over several hands until a single player wins.
www.poker.freegames.eu.com /jargon/g.html   (169 words)

  
 Poker Tips - Texas Hold'em Strategy
All of the articles apply to Texas Holdem, unless otherwise stated.
We have strategy articles for poker players of all skill levels.
If you are unsure about the rules of poker, check out our Poker Rules section.
www.pokertips.org /strategy/strategy.php   (84 words)

  
 Gambling Guide > Casino Games > Poker > Poker Jargon > K   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Gambling Guide > Casino Games > Poker > Poker Jargon > K
To call a final bet while not expecting to win, for the primary purpose of discouraging future bluffs.
If you see unauthorized or illegal materials on this website, please send an e-mail to: office@multimedia.com.ro
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