Texas Holdem Poker Players Escape The Law
Because police officers in Baltimore, MD quoted the wrong statute during an arrest at a poker room last week, the poker players are being dealt a great overcard; a get out of jail free card.
The Owl’s Nest club was raided on Nov. 2, resulting in the arrest of 95 people and the seizure of more than $25,600 in cash. Thousands of poker chips, decks of cards, liquor and beer were among the other items taken in the raid, which was called the biggest gambling bust in the area since Prohibition.
The good news does not extend to the dealers, bartenders, waitresses and the men who organized the event, however…
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Poker dictionary:
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
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