why is a full house called a boat?
 

why?

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I've wondered this myself. Add to that. Why is a 3 a trey. I have only heard this in poker.

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Why not?

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I've wondered this myself. Add to that. Why is a 3 a trey. I have only heard this in poker.

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You can get treys in basketball, also... but it's a less commonly used term.

Re: why is a full house called a boat?
 

it's trapezoidal like a boat


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see:
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it's trapezoidal like a boat

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if it wasn't for the visual i'd have called bullshit [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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it's trapezoidal like a boat

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Wow. How much have you been drinking tonight?

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since i started a wothless thread heres another Q: someone might be able to answer

i just went through pokersourceonline to get a free copy of pt

how does this whole thing work?
do they snail mail me something? email? whats the deal? how long does it take

Re: why is a full house called a boat?
 

Because you get to sail away with those made flushes sweet, sweet money [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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it's trapezoidal like a boat


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That doesn't quite make sense, since they say 5's (3 fives) over 2's. So it would be more like the Titanic than a real boat. ;-)