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| Bet Spread [Blackjack] |
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A reference to the amount of a player's minimum bet and maximum bet while playing blackjack. A 1-4 spread would mean the player's maximum bet is four times the size of the player's minimum bet. If a player spreads to two hands, the bet spread may be described as 1 - 2X4, which would mean one hand at one unit to two hands of four units each.
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| Bet the Limit [Poker] |
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Bet the maximum permitted, usually in a spread-limit, no-limit, or pot-limit game.
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| Bet the Raise [Poker] |
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A betting limit in which a player can bet or raise a maximum equal to the total amount of chips the previous player has put into the pot. For example, Joe opens for one chip. Henry can call the one chip or raise one chip (thus betting two). If Henry bets two, Emilie can call the two chips or raise two chips (thus betting four). If Emilie bets four, Chloe can call the four chips or raise four chips (thus betting eight). And so on.
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| Bet Through [Poker] |
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When a player bets first in a situation in which two or more active players remain, he is said to be betting through the players between him and the last player. Sometimes come through.
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| Bet Type [Keno] |
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Configuration of a Bet, i.e. Jackpot, Way Bet, Set Bet, etc.
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| Bet-Declare-Bet [Poker] |
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A variation found in home games in which there is an extra round of betting after players have made their declaration. The showdown follows this round of betting. Also called bet-after-declare.
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| Bet-or-Drop [Poker] |
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A form of draw poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player must, in turn, either open the pot, or fold. Also called pass-and-out or pass-out. Compare with pass-and-back-in.
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| Bet-or-Fold [Poker] |
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A form of draw poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player must, in turn, either open the pot, or fold. Also called pass-and-out or pass-out. Compare with pass-and-back-in.
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| Beta-Titanium [Golf] |
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An alloy of Titanium that is harder and heavier than typical cast titanium.
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| Better Ball [Golf] |
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A match play or stroke play gamewhen two players on a side each play their own ball score the better of their two scores at each hole against the other side.
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| Betting Black [Poker] |
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Betting $100 amounts (black is a common color for $100 chips).
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| Betting Board [General] |
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A board used by the bookmaker to display the odds of the horses engaged in a race.
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| Betting Cards [General] |
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A system of betting in which gamblers must pick between three to twenty winners from a list of upcoming games.
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| Betting Correlation / Bc [Blackjack] |
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A term used to illustrate the efficiency of a counting system's ability to inform the player when to increase or decrease his bet. It is usually expressed as a decimal, such as 0.95. This would mean that a count with a 0.95 betting correlation is correct 95% of the time in determining the proper bet size.
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| Betting Efficiency / Be [Blackjack] |
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Measure of how accurate a card counting system is for choosing the optimal time to raise your bets in relation to the true count. In other words, how well a card counting system can exploit the favor ability in the deck when using a fixed playing strategy. Betting efficiency is typically measured on a scale between 0.0 and 1.0, where 1.0 is best.
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| Betting Forecast [General] |
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The odds of a race as predicted by the daily newspapers.
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| Betting Green [Poker] |
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Betting $25 amounts (green is a common color for $25 chips).
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| Betting Handle [Blackjack] |
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The total amount of money that a player bets during a session or more extended period of time
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| Betting Interests [Horse Racing] |
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This is a concept that is as easy to understand as it is important to understand. To clarify, let's assume there is a race with eight horses listed as runners, but two of the horses are coupled for betting (example: 1 and 1A). This combination of horses would be seen as one betting interest. In other words a bet on one of them is a bet on both. In summary, in this case there are a total of seven betting interests in this race.
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| Betting Interval [Poker] |
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The period during which each active player has the right to check, bet or raise; the round of betting. It ends when the last bet or raise has been called by all players still in the hand
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| Betting Level [Poker] |
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The limit at which a tournament is currently being played at a particular time. For example, a hold 'em tournament might start at a betting level of 20-40, and then after 20 minutes, increase to a betting level of 40-80.
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| Betting Limits [Blackjack] |
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Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.
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| Betting Line [General] |
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The posted list of upcoming games and their point spreads.
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| Betting Number [Horse Racing] |
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This is the saddle cloth number. This is NOT the post position number.
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| Betting Ratio / Betting Spread [Blackjack] |
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The range of bets which one makes while playing. If a player sizes his bets between one and ten units, then his betting spread is one to 10.
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| Betting Red [Poker] |
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Betting $5 amounts (red is a common color for $5 chips).
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| Betting Right [Craps] |
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Betting that the dice will win on Pass Line and Come bets.
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| Betting Ring [Horse Racing] |
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An allocated area at the paceway where bookmakers work. Punters go to the betting ring in order to check out the odds of horses in a race and place bets.
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| Betting Round [Poker] |
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The period of time in a given round during which each active player has the option, in turn, of folding, betting, or raising, that is, from the first to the last bet in that round.
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| Betting Slip [Lotto] |
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A paper form that is completed by the customer so it can be electronically read by a computer.
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| Betting Tax [Greyhound Racing] |
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Tax on a Bookmaker's turnover. In the UK this is a 'Duty' levied on every Pound wagered. Common methods of recouping this by the punter are to deduct tax from returns (winnings) or to pay tax with the stake/wager. In the latter case, no tax is deducted from the punter's winnings.
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| Betting True Count [Blackjack] |
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The value of the true count, adjusted to reflect the number of aces, rich or poor.
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| Betting White [Poker] |
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Betting $1 amounts (white is a common color for $1 chips).
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| Betting Wrong [Craps] |
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Betting that the dice will not win, or pass, by placing Don’t Pass and Don’t Come bets.
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| Bettor [General] |
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US term for person placing a bet. In the UK a punter or customer.
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| Bettor (Us) [Greyhound Racing] |
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Someone who places or has a bet. A 'Punter' in the UK.
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| Betty Hutton [Poker] |
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A poker game played only in private or home games, a form of seven-card stud in which 5s and 9s are wild.
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| Beyer Number [Horse Racing] |
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A handicapping tool, popularized by author Andrew Beyer, assigning a numerical value (speed figure) to each race run by a horse based on final time and track condition. This enables different horses running at different racetracks to be objectively compared.
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| Bfame [General] |
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Bridge Federation of Asia & Middle East.
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| Bfp [General] |
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Baseball Federation of Pakistan.
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| Bfr [Motor Sports] |
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Blackhawk Farms Raceway, Rockton IL. 2 mile road racing course.
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| Bgn [Motor Sports] |
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The NASCAR Busch Series (the commonly used acronym comes from a previous name, Busch Grand National), a Stock car series sanctioned by NASCAR. The cars are similar to Winston Cup cars, the main differences being lighter cars with somewhat shorter wheelbases, the use of lower-compression engines, and prohibitions on exotic materials.
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| Bh [Greyhound Racing] |
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Black Hills
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| Bi [Greyhound Racing] |
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Biscayne, Florida
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| Bi-Matrix Shaft [Golf] |
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Atented by True Temper, the Bi-Matrix is a shaft that employs a graphite and steel section in the same shaft. Bi-Matrix wood shafts have a steel tip section, with the remainder being made of graphite. Such a design combines light weight for distance and tip firmness for control. Bi-Matrix irons have a graphite tip for feel, with the remainder of the shaft being steel for control.
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| Bi-Metal [Golf] |
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A club head constructed from two different materials. A common example is a stainless steel club head with a brass sole insert or brass sole rails.
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| Bias-Ply [Motor Sports] |
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Layers of fabric within a tire that are woven in angles. Also used as a term to describe tires made in this manner. Last used in NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division racing in 1994.
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| Biased Numbers [Roulette] |
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Numbers produced by Biased Wheels continuing through long-term analysis and so appearing more often then others.
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| Biased Wheel [Roulette] |
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A roulette wheel that has an imperfection that causes certain numbers or sections of numbers to appear at a higher frequency than probability allows for.
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| Biathlon [Skiing] |
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Competitive cross-country track-racing combined with target shooting with a rifle.
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| Bib [Fencing] |
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An attachment to the mask that protects the neck and throat area.
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| Bicycle [Poker] |
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The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: Wheel.
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| Bicycle Bumps [Skiing] |
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A series of offset bumps artificially formed in two set parallel tracks, to emulate bicycle pedalling with the legs.
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| Bicycle Cards [Poker] |
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A paper card room deck manufactured by the American Playing Card Company with cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back. Also called Rider back.
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| Bicycle Kick or Scissors Kick [Soccer] |
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When a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.
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| Bicycle Wheel [Poker] |
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1) A bicycle wheel (also called a wheel or a bicycle) is just the following hand: A2345. Normally this is a straight to the five. In games played for low, this is sometimes the best possible low hand (see ace to five). 2) A great hand in some high-low games where it's the nut low and counts as a straight for the high pot. 3) Note that in Kansas City Lowball, a wheel is 23457, or the nut low.
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| Bid [Poker] |
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In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games.
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| Biff [Skydiving] |
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When an approach and landing are misjudged and the jumper does not land on his or her feet or as intended. Could get pretty nasty if performed with high speed.
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| Big [Poker] |
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Pertaining to $1000. "I lost six big" means "I lost $6000."
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| Big 6 [Craps] |
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A bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 comes up. This bet pays even money, and has a house edge of 9.1%. The place bet is preferred, having a house edge of 1.5%.
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| Big 8 [Craps] |
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A bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 comes up. This bet pays even money, and has a house edge of 9.1%. The place bet is preferred, having a house edge of 1.5%.
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| Big Apple [Poker] |
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Big game, often the biggest game in a particular club. "I lost $1000 in the big apple today."
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| Big Ball [Bowling] |
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A hook with a lot of action, often allowing a bowler to get strikes even on hits that aren't perfect.
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| Big Banger [Motor Sports] |
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A powerful engine; one with a large volume of displacement, usually more than 305 cubic inches.
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| Big Bet [Poker] |
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1) Describing a pot-limit or no-limit game. 2) In a double-limit game, a bet at the larger bet size. For example, in 10-20, small bets are $10 and big bets are $20.
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| Big Bet Game [Poker] |
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1) A pot-limit or no-limit game. 2) High-stakes game.
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| Big Bet Poker Dictionary [Poker] |
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Pot-limit and no-limit poker are sometimes referred to as big bet poker (as contrasted with limit games of any size). The "big" in a sense refers to the size of bets relative to the pot, irrespective of the amount of money involved.
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| Big Bill [Poker] |
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1) $100 bill. 2) $1000 bill.
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| Big Blind [Poker] |
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A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the Small Blind. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
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| Big Block [Motor Sports] |
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As used today, usually refers to a big-block Chevy engine, although in context it can refer to a big-block engine from any manufacturer.
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| Big Bobtail [Poker] |
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An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
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| Big Bore [Motor Sports] |
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Same as big banger.
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| Big Butt Grip Installation Tool [Golf] |
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An expandable plastic tool that helps to start the grip onto the butt of a large butt shaft. Grip installation on such shafts is very difficult without this tool.
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| Big Butt Shaft [Golf] |
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Any shaft with a butt size over .620” is considered to be a big butt shaft.
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| Big Casino [Poker] |
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The 10 of diamonds; in lowball, a hand topped by this card.
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| Big Cat [Poker] |
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A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, five cards 8 to king with no pair, which ranks above a tiger and just below a flush). Also called big tiger.
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| Big Dime [Poker] |
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$10,000; usually heard only among sports bettors.
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| Big Dog [Poker] |
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A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, five cards 9 to ace with no pair, which ranks below a little tiger and above a little dog.
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| Big East Record Book [Baseball] |
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In five seasons as a member of the BIG EAST Conference, Notre Dame already has made its mark in the league's baseball record book. Notre Dame in 1999 became the first-and still only-BIG EAST team ever to win more than 18 conference games (20-5) while the '99 Irish pitching staff set a BIG EAST record with 199 strikeouts in conference play. Four former Notre Dame players rank among the top 17 players on the BIG EAST list for career batting average in conference games (min. 150 ABs): 2B/CF Randall Brooks (3rd, .418, 69-for-165, '96-'97), IF Brant Ust (5th, .413, 100-for-242, '97-'99), IF J.J. Brock (12th, .399, 89-for-223, '96-'98) and C/DH Jeff Wagner (17th, .390, 98-for-251, '96-'99). Ust is the only player ranked in the BIG EAST career top 10 for conference batting average, home runs (6th, 19) and RBI (10th, 71). Wagner's 24 home runs in BIG EAST regular-season play trail only former Seton Hall great Mo Vaughn (26) in BIG EAST history and he is tied for third with 83 career RBI in BIG EAST play.
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| Big East Record Book, Part Ii [Baseball] |
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Irish senior Aaron Heilman ranks 10th in BIG EAST history with a 2.84 ERA in BIG EAST regular-season play (min. 70 IP) and third in wins (15, two back of Providence great Todd Incantalupo) and Ks (143, one back of former Boston College pitcher Doug MacNeil, 21 behind Seton Hall recordholder Jason Grilli's '95-'97 total) and 10th in complete games (10, Incantalupo holds the record with 15). Former Irish pitcher Darin Schmalz ('96-'97, 2.74) ranks eighth on the ERA list and is tied for 10th with 10 career BIG EAST complete games, while Alex Shilliday ('96-'99) ranks fourth in conference wins (14), fifth in starts (22) and 10th in Ks (119). John Corbin saved seven BIG EAST games from 1999-2000 (fourth all-time) while Heilman is seventh on that list (five).
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| Big Fill [Bowling] |
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Getting nine or ten pins following a spare, or a double following a strike.
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| Big Five [Bowling] |
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A leave with three pins on one side and two on the other.
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| Big Full [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, the highest possible full house, that is, three aces and two kings.
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| Big Game [Poker] |
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The biggest game in the house; usually preceded by the.
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| Big Hand [Poker] |
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A powerful hand, perhaps a full house or better in high poker, or a 6 or better in lowball. "His hand shakes whenever he has a big hand."
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| Big Limit [Poker] |
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One of the largest games played in a particular establishment or area. "He plays only big limit."
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| Big Number [Roulette] |
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A number that has hit more than its theoretical average. Long-term "Big Numbers" may be indicative of a Biased Wheel. Such numbers are then known as "Biased Numbers".
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| Big One [Poker] |
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$100 or $1000, or a bill of that size. "How'd you do today?" "Lost a big one." (You can usually tell by the size of game the player habitually plays how much he means.)
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| Big Player [Poker] |
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A big-limit player, or someone who plays in large no-limit games.
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| Big Player / Bp [Blackjack] |
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Someone who plays in conjunction with a team of counters. A counter at a table keeps track of the count and secretly signals the big player when the count is high enough for the big player to enter the game and make a large bet or series of bets. The Big Player is signaled to come to a table by a sub-ordinate member of the team who has been placing minimum bets and counting down the deck. When the count is very positive, the Big Player or "BP" will come to the table and place maximum bets until the deck returns to a neutral of negative condition.
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| Big Point [Tennis] |
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A crucial point deciding which player wins a set or an important game. For example, when the scores are level and the server is 30-40 down.
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| Big Red [Craps] |
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Placing a bet on Any Seven.
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| Big Six [Blackjack] |
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The large, vertical wheel of fortune type apparatus normally set near the main entrance of a casino.
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| Big Slick [Poker] |
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In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
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| Big Squeeze [Poker] |
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High-low six-card stud, sometimes played with a twist.
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| Big Tiger [Poker] |
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A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, five cards 8 to king with no pair, which ranks above a tiger and just below a flush). Also called big cat.
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| Bight [Sailing] |
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The center of a slack line. (i.e: where it sags). Also a small indented curve in a shoreline.
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| Bike [Poker] |
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A Bicycle. The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: Wheel.
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| Bilge [Sailing] |
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The lowest part of the interior of the boat where water collects.
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| Bilge Pump [Sailing] |
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A mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge.
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| Bill [Poker] |
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A $100 bill. When you cash out just over $100, the cashier might ask, "Do you want a bill?" The cashier wants to know if you would prefer five twenties, or a single bill.
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| Bill Daly (On the) [Horse Racing] |
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Taking a horse to the front at the start and remaining there to the finish. Term stems from "Father Bill" Daly, famous old-time horseman who developed many great jockeys.
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| Bimini [Sailing] |
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A cover used to shelter the cockpit from the sun.
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| Bind [Fencing] |
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An action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the diagonally opposite line.
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| Binder Wax [Skiing] |
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A blend of synthetic resin and rubber compounds used to bind grip waxes to the ski surface, especially used to improve the adhesion of the wax to the ski.
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| Binding [Rugby] |
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The method by which players grip one another to form a maul, ruck, or scrum. A player must bind with at least one arm on a teammate.
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| Bingo [Bingo] |
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[1] A game played with bingo cards in which the players cover squares when objects similarly numbered and lettered are randomly drawn to complete lines or other patterns. Also Beano.
[2] When a player has all the numbers required for the game or "pattern" being played. This is when you shout "BINGO!"
[3] Airforce: Minimum fuel for a comfortable and safe return to base. Aircraft can fly and fight past bingo fuel in combat situations, but at considerable peril.
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| Bingo Board [Bingo] |
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A display board, usually electronic that "lights up" showing each number as it is called. There are 75 numbers and a "free space" in the game of bingo.
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| Bingo Booklets [Bingo] |
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A specific number of different colored bingo sheets all containing the same number of faces (ON's) bound together to be played one for each game at a bingo session. They are bound in the order in which they will be played.
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| Bingo Card [Bingo] |
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A flat card made of cardboard or non-reusable paper which contains 25 squares arranged in five vertical and five horizontal rows. The letters B, I, N, G, O are pre-printed above the five vertical columns, with one letter appearing above each column. The center space is marked "free." The printed numbers on the card correspond to the following arrangement: 1 to 15 in the B column; 16 to 30 in the I column; 31 to 45 in the N column; 46 to 60 in the G column and 61 to 75 in the O column.
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| Bingo Marker [Bingo] |
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A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card.
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| Bink [Baseball] |
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Former 1B Joe Binkiewicz is assured a place in Notre Dame lore with two amazing hitting records. In a game versus Evansville on April 6, 1991, he became the fifth Irish player to hit three home runs in a game before repeating the feat 12 days later against Michigan. In between those games, "Bink" hit a monstrous home run over the 40-foot centerfield wall at South Bend's Coveleski Stadium. The wall (405 feet from home plate) had never previously been cleared by any player since its opening in '88.
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| Binnacle [Sailing] |
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The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
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| Binocular [Sailing] |
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A pair of small telescopes, one for each eye, used to magnify distant objects.
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| Binot [Martial Arts] |
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An ancient Indian form of weaponless fighting the employed wrestling techniques against both armed and unarmed assailants.
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| Bio [Wrestling] |
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Your wrestler's biography. It may include his history, experience, and a physical description.
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| Birani [Freestyle Skating] |
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A front flip with a half-twist.
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| Bird [Badminton] |
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The shuttlecock.
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| Bird Cage [Horse Racing] |
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The enclosure or place on a paceway where horses are marshalled and paraded for events. The identity brand of each horse is checked during the marshalling period. Also known as the enclosure.
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| Bird Dog [Poker] |
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1) Someone who checks out the action at a club (usually implying that he was sent by a rival club). 2) Someone who hustles players from one club into another. (Doing so is strictly against all card-room etiquette, and is likely to get the perpetrator barred if he's caught.)
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| Bird's Nest [Golf] |
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An unfortunate lie, in which the ball is cupped in deep grass, like an egg in a nest.
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| Birdcage [Greyhound Racing] |
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See Enclosure.
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| Birdie [Golf] |
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One stroke under par for a hole. Also possibly derived from the term "It flew like a bird" to indicate a good shot.
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| Birds [Golf] |
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A type of competition in which a point is awarded for a birdie and two points for an eagle, on any hole.
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| Bisento [Martial Arts] |
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A spear-like weapon with a blade resembling a scimitar affixed to its end. This weapon is extremely heavy, and was used to cut through armor and/or to cut down a horse in combat. The bisento was primarily used by the ninja of feudal Japan.
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| Bismarck [Horse Racing] |
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A favourite which the bookmakers do not expect to win.
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| Bisque [Croquet] |
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A shot that can replayed from its original position with no penalty. It offers the lesser experienced player a handicap. A unit of difference between two players handicaps, it is the number of extra turns given to a player with the highest handicap.
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| Bisque Extraction [Croquet] |
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Strategy of making your opponent use up his bisques ineffectively or for defensive purposes only.
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| Bit [Horse Racing] |
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A stainless steel, rubber or aluminum bar, attached to the bridle, which fits in the horse's mouth and is one of the means by which a jockey exerts guidance and control. The most common racing bit is the D-bit, named because the rings extending from the bar are shaped like the letter "D." Most racing bits are "snaffled," (snaffle bit) which means the metal bar is made up of two pieces, connected in the middle, which leaves it free to swivel. Other bits may be used to correct specific problems, such as bearing in or out.
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