Senate passes ban on video poker
(RALEIGH) — North Carolina now has a lottery but video poker could be on the way out. On Thursday, the State Senate passed a ban on video poker statewide except on reservations.
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Poker slang:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- 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.
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