Florida Poker War Wages On
In South Florida greyhound racetrack owners were excited to be able to offer poker tournaments to eager players, giving them a chance at a jackpot worth hundreds of dollars by paying a single entry fee. When the state moved in to put a cap on the entry fee, many of the owners sued to have the fee lifted. Once again they were happy when two courts ruled that, under current FL law, the state could not limit the entry fees to $45…
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Poker terminology:
- 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.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- ALL-IN - To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.
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