Sandstorm chokes Mideast for second day. A massive sandstorm choked the Middle East for a second day Tuesday, grounding air travel and air strikes, and prompting health warnings for millions of residents in Israel, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. Post to Facebook. massive sandstorm has blanketed much of the Middle East. Large parts of Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus were shrouded in a thick cloud of dust that meteorologists said had blown in from Iraq and Syria.
A boat in a game of poker is three of a kind and two of a kind in the same hand, otherwise known as a Full House. Hitting a boat, particularly Hold'em can be a money spinner as often your opponents won't give you credit for more than a set, at best.
The big blind is usually (but not always) the minimum bet size. The small blind is usually half that amount, but in some situations it will be 1/3 or 2/3 of the big blind. A poker game could be played with two equal-sized blinds instead, or with three blinds. An ante is a small amount of money from every player that goes into the pot. A game may have both antes and blinds; this is common in the higher levels of No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.