Video poker industry in senators’ hands
ASHEVILLE — Macon County sheriff’s deputies knew they had hit their own jackpot last month after seizing 19 video poker machines and $10,000 in illegal payouts.
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Useful poker information:
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
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