Poker Runs No More In Austin
One of the most popular ways for charities to raise money these days is through poker runs. Poker runs have been around for a long while, but with the growing popularity of all things poker, more and more outfits are having them and with greater success. In 2006, however, it looks like Texas poker runs have run out of gas.
According to Attorney General Greg Abbott and his Tuesday ruling, poker runs equate with illegal gambling under Texas law…
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- Charity aside, poker runs are not legal, Abbott rules
Useful poker terms:
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
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