Washington State poker ban criticized by mainstream media
The online gambling ban imposed on June 7 in a Washington state law signed off by Governor Christine Gregoire has been taking media flak throughout the week. The mainstream media is clearly not happy with the idea that online gambling and advertising for online gambling is banned, whilst citizens are actively encouraged to gamble in that state’s various Indian land based casinos, state lotteries and on horseracing online.
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Poker terminology:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
- 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.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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