Posts Tagged ‘hold’em’
Posted by Nicolae on October 7th, 2008 under Poker, Poker hands Guide
Tags: Blackjack, card, five-card, flop, hands, hold'em, individual, lists, names, neologisms, Omaha, players, Poker, references, slang, terminology, terms, Texas, types •
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In poker, players may often use slang terms for particular types of hands. Though most are recent neologisms, others date to poker’s antiquity. All such slang terms typically connect a common concept (from life experience or storytelling) to the hand, in order to more easily characterize its general status relative to [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 3rd, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em, games
Tags: Casinos, Celebrity Poker Showdown, community card poker games, hold'em, no-limit betting, omaha hold 'em, origins, poker variants, popular culture, spectator sport, texas hold 'em, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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Texas hold ‘em (also hold’em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. It is also the most popular poker variant played in most casinos in the United States. Its no-limit betting form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as seen on [...]
Posted by Nicolae on January 28th, 2008 under Online Gambling, Poker, Tournaments
Tags: Advertising, applications, cash, Casinos, chips, community card games, competitions, Facebook, free, hold'em, jackpots, leaderboard, money, multi-table, online poker, players, points, poker card rooms, poker game, premium services, prizes, referrals, rewards, ring games, sit-n-go, sponsors, statistical analysis tools, subscription, Texas Hold’em poker, Tournaments, training, Ujogo, wager •
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Ujogo is an application on Facebook for Texas Hold’em poker where no money is wagered and everyone starts with 1000 points. There are prizes and rewards and feature multi-table tournaments, and the possibility to play ring games and sit-n-go’s, as well as special jackpots and monthly leaderboard competitions.
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