Upping the ante: Senate sends video poker ban back to Black
The Senate unanimously passed a ban on video poker Thursday, upping the ante for House Speaker Jim Black, who has rejected four other attempts since 2000 to outlaw the games but has been linked in recent months to state and federal investigations of the industry.
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Poker lingo:
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
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