N.C. Senate To Vote On Video Poker Machines
RALEIGH, N.C. — The state Senate is expected to vote Monday on a bill that would ban video poker machines in North Carolina by next summer. Approval by the Senate should come easy — the chamber has approved a ban five times since 2000.
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Poker lexicon:
- 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".
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
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