Lehigh Robbery Raises Questions
MTV and several major media sources recently ran a story about a Lehigh University college student who robbed a bank. Some bizarre facts surround the story, especially when you consider that the Lehigh University sophomore class president and his lawyer are blaming online poker as the reason why he committed the crime. Local and national media have jumped all over this story, but what many people don’t realize is that there is a lot more at stake here than just one kid’s future.
The first part of this story takes place last week…
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Poker argot:
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".

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