Senate waits on video poker bill
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 lingo:
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- 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.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
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