Two arrested after raid on Scotland’s first poker club

TWO men, aged 32 and 57, have been arrested in connection with offences under the Gaming Act after a raid on the Cincinnati Club - Scotland’s first poker club - in Glasgow last Wednesday.

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Fri, June 30th, 2006

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  • BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
  • TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
  • SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
  • STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
  • CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
  • ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
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