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 4th, 2008 under Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sports, Sport
Tags: alumni, Area 51, Cashman Field, History, Las Vegas, Las Vegas 51s, Las Vegas Stars, League Affiliations, link, Los Angeles Dodgers, names, Pacific Coast League •
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The Las Vegas 51s (formerly the Las Vegas Stars) is a minor-league baseball team. They are the AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They play at Cashman Field (capacity 9,334) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team competes in the Pacific Coast League.
The 51s take their name from Area 51, located “somewhere” [...]
