{"id":349,"date":"2022-08-05T20:25:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalcollegeconsultants.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2022-08-05T20:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:25:54","slug":"a-poker-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalcollegeconsultants.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/a-poker-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poker Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:279px; max-width:34%\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Poker\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Zp6QUGE.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>The game of poker is based on odds. If a player has a winning hand, he or she is said to be in the lead if the hand hits the cards on the turn and river. In poker, a player with a small lead can make a backdoor flush if a player with a larger hand hits the cards on the turn and river to complete the straight. 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