Gambling Chronicle
As the United States completes its transition to an all-gambling economy, perhaps you’re wondering what your place is likely to be in it. Depends.
If the sentence “Another good scenario for a stack is a flush that’s made on the river” means something to you, you have a shot at membership in the new socioeconomic elite. If not, you can plan on washing that elite’s cars or watering its lawns. In the all-gambling economy, poker will be the dominant industry (sucker games like slots and lotteries are…
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Poker terminology:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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