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In a big bet game, to bet all of one's chips on one hand against a single opponent (who has an equal or larger stack) and win, thereby doubling the stack downbet Betting a smaller amount than the previous round of betting downcard A card that is dealt face-down downswing A period during which a player loses more than expected. See also: upswing ...
bet. Any wager on the outcome of a deal or game; any chips put in a pot; to put chips in a pot. [15] The first bet in a betting interval. [15] bête, bate, bete or beet. A penalty payment in certain games for e.g. for failing to take the minimum number of tricks, or for a stake or money which a player has lost. [16]
A winner at a payoff of under $4.00 for a $2 bet is "odds on." [20] Optional claiming A race where a horse can either meet the conditions of the race or be entered as a claimer. [32] Out of the money For a horse to finish worse than third, meaning that bettors do not win money. [28] Opposite of "in the money".
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Sports betting is a whole new language. It helps to know your betting line from your moneyline.
When the dealer shows an ace and the player has a blackjack, the player can opt for even money and get paid immediately at 1:1. This is a version of insurance rather than a different bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the hand is a push, but the player receives twice the value of the insurance, which is the same as the original bet.
A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give him or her a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The handicapper's goal in assigning handicap weights is to enable all the horses to finish together (in a dead heat).