Video poker bill pulled back by N.C. Senate to check amendment
RALEIGH, N.C. - The state Senate pulled back a bill Monday approved last week that would ban video poker statewide after some members questioned whether it would permit more types of gambling at the Cherokee casino.
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Poker lexicon:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- 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.
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