Royal Canadian Poker Tournament Closed
In Cranbrook, British Columbia, the Cranbrook’s Royal Canadian Legion decided to end a tradition rather than face mounting fines in the face of law enforcing measures. The Texas Hold’em events that were being held every Wednesday night since September have come to an end in the face of the fining, creating an unhappy group of people, some of whom traveled for more than an hour to arrive at the tournament.
When the liquor inspector gave the Legion a tip that the B.C. Gaming commission was levying fines against establishments holding the Texas Hold’em events, the Legion decided to move in the safe direction…
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Poker terminology:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
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