Online Poker Drove Student to Rob Bank, Lawyer Says
ALLENTOWN, Pa. Somewhere in a hectic schedule that included being president of his Lehigh University sophomore class, playing second-chair cello in the university orchestra and working at the chaplain’s office, Greg Hogan developed a secret habit. For 14 months the polite, energetic finance and accounting double major from an affluent Ohio suburb used online poker to blow off steam. But the hobby quickly became an addiction that led Hogan to lose about $5,000.It was that addiction that led him…
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Useful poker information:
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- 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.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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