Poker bill short of a full House
Legislation that would make it legal to hold the popular Texas Hold Em poker tournaments fell two votes shy of clearing the House on Monday. Rep. Warren Triche, D-Thibodaux, can bring House Bill 1149 back up for a vote.
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Poker jargon:
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
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