Terms from sports and game have become a big part of our language and poker terms are some of the most common.
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English Words and Expressions That Originated in Poker
Rage at the Table
Meltdowns and temper tantrums might be something that you would traditionally associate with a poker game - turns out that the same thing takes place at many bridge games. Rudeness and obscenities at the bridge table are nothing new. When the stakes are high and it's win or lose, stress levels go up and tempers can flare. But the ACBL is clamping down on bad behaviour. Read about it here.
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In Their Own Words: Stories of Starting Bridge
Even a few thousand games in, most bridge players will still have fond memories of the first time they picked up some cards. We spoke to some big personalities in bridge about their first impressions, fondest memories and how they got started.
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What Michael Xu wants to tell you about pizza
Michael Xu, of Palo Alto CA, first started playing bridge thanks to being invited to a Silicon Valley Youth Bridge party which he says is hosted every month.
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Why Money Bridge Isn’t Bigger
Money bridge was huge at one point, but it seems like it’s disappeared from the scene, leaving precious few options left where you can play an online bridge game for cash. We wondered why there aren’t more readily available options for money bridge through online casinos, so we went digging.
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