Hearings to deal with claims against video poker, Black
RALEIGH - The N.C. State Board of Elections has subpoenaed witnesses that include a used car dealer, a plastic surgeon and a former legislator for hearings today on the video poker industry. The board is also expected to rule on whether House Speaker Jim Black’s campaign broke the law.
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Poker terminology:
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
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