State rules on poker iffy at best
It made little sense for Oregon authorities to swoop down on the Alpine Tavern and tell the folks there that they cant play low-stakes poker, as an Oregon State Police trooper assigned to the Oregon Lottery recently did, shutting down the Wednesday night game after its third week.
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Poker jargon:
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- 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.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
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