Baltimore Poker Raid Nets Cop
Baltimore police are cracking down on illegal gambling operations in their city, as evidenced when they raided the Owl’s Nest in South Baltimore last week. I that case they busted a tournament and arrested nearly one hundred people, 80 of which were give criminal citations. Prosecutors had to dismiss those citations because police charged the participants under the wrong criminal stat; considering the latest raid on Friday netted an off-duty cop, odds are good they didn’t make the same mistake twice.
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Poker terminology:
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
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