Some poker clubs close after A-Rod revelations
NEW YORK - The scrutiny over Alex Rodriguez’s visits to illegal poker dens has caused some of the city’s gambling hot spots to cash in their chips. A day after the New York Daily News reported Rodriguez had ruffled front-office feathers with the Yankees and Major League Baseball with his poker-playing habits, many of the card parlors have voluntarily shut down. Owners and players fear their underground network has become targeted by cops. “It sucks,” says one disgruntled rounder of the recent rash …
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Poker lingo:
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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