Double raise

A secondary or tertiary inclined opening, vertical or near-vertical opening driven upward form a level to connect with the level above, or to explore the ground for a limited ...

raise

Sports; Curling

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

Double

Entertainment; Movies

An actor who stands in for another actor in certain scenes, some of which may involve dangerous circumstances or require special skills (e.g. a stunt double). Sometimes body ...

Double

Video games; Characters

A renegade member of the Maverick Hunters, Repliforce, and the Mavericks. His true motives are unclear, but he spends all of Mega Man X4 as a spy in all of the organisations ...

drag light

Games; Poker

To pull chips away from the pot to indicate that you don't have enough money to cover a bet. If you win, the amount is ignored. If you lose, you must cover the amount from your ...

going south

Games; Poker

To sneak a portion of your chips from the table while the game is underway. The intent is to reduce the stakes you have at risk. Normally prohibited in public card rooms. Also ...

balance

Games; Poker

Balance refers to playing very different hands in the same way, with the aim of making it more difficult for an opponent to gain useful information about the cards a player has, ...

angle

Games; Poker

A technically legal, but borderline unethical, play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse ...

ante off

Games; Poker

In tournament play, to force an absent player to continue paying antes, blinds, bring-ins, or other forced bets so that the contest remains fair to the other players. Go ahead and ...

back in

Games; Poker

To enter a pot by checking and then calling someone else's open on the first betting round. Usually used in games like Jackpots, meaning to enter without openers.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Entrepreneurs

Toshi Sukama

Famous sushi chef and owner of Kaygetsu, a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar. Toshi Sukama was friends with Steve Jobs, the ex CEO of Apple, Inc., and ...