Re: Hold\'Em is not poker
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Does there have to be a pot in hold'em?
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Does there have to be a pot in other forms of poker?
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What I meant was that you could play hold'em or any other game we automatically associate with the word poker without betting. Then the game would be at it's pure roots.
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You can also 'gamble' on other cardgames that are not 'considered' poker.
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That is part of the question: If add betting to a game like Speed or Whist or Bridge, while it would be strecthing the definition, would they then be poker too?
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