Video poker may die in N.C., Easley says
RALEIGH — The lottery will likely run the video poker business out of North Carolina, Gov. Mike Easley said Tuesday. “I think you’re going to find that the lottery will pretty much do away with the video poker industry,” Easley said.
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Useful poker information:
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
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