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 The meaning of the "river", Choven, 14. May 2003 21:55 | ||
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| My fiance asked me an interesting question that I couldn't answer mainly because I never thought about it. Here's here question: In Texas HE, why is the last card called the river card? Any ideas would be helpful... | ||
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| Re: The meaning of the "river", Risky Business, 15. May 2003 06:52 | ||
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| Poker was born on the Mississippi.........and the final card made you or busted you, so it effectively sent people up/down the river if they lost. OK, so this is complete crap, but most people will buy it if they're just looking for an answer. on 14. May 2003 21:55 Choven wrote: > My fiance asked me an interesting question that I couldn't answer mainly because > I never thought about it. Here's here question: > > In Texas HE, why is the last card called the river card? > > Any ideas would be helpful... | ||
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| Re: The meaning of the "river", stdioh, 15. May 2003 10:26 | ||
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| I like it. I always like to think of the river as being where the fish end up. You want to find a place in the hand at a loose passive table where there is one person and a handfull of fish, that place is always the river. | ||
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| Re: The meaning of the "river", GKrause, 15. May 2003 13:56 | ||
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| It might be complete crap, but is probably closer to being the truth! Certainly as reasonable an explanation as you are likely to find. | ||
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| Re: The meaning of the "river", Stroker Ace, 15. May 2003 11:11 | ||
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| The variation of 7 stud they first played on the Miss was actually called "up and down the river". The last card in that game became known as the River. The rest is history | ||
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