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Action (Poker)
Action is used in poker reference when it is an opponents turn to play. Once could say 'The action is to you..'. Action is also used to describe the level of betting in any given game. Where play has resulted in a big pot, there would have been plenty of 'action'. Similarly if there was no action, there would have been little money in the pot.
The term is often used in this way when a player holds a big hand, say a pair of aces and he/she tries to induce opponents to bet. They would be trying to induce action. If they fail to make any money from a big hand, a player might say, 'It's a shame there was no action'. This is why is is important to act weak when you have a strong hand. if you advertise that you have a strong hand, other players will just fold. The word is used to describe the amount of betting in a hand. The more betting there is, the more 'action' there is said to be.
Whilst this is a term very much associated to Poker, it is not the only sport that uses the term. There are hundreds of other sports and activities that use the term. For instance, fishermen use the term to signify the amount of fish that they catch.
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