California Bill Attempts To Legalize Charity Poker

Poker continues to flourish on both television and in the casinos, but it is continuing to have problems when it comes to the legal arena….

STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".

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