State isn’t all-in on poker-player betting
You’re probably not sharp enough to qualify for the World Series of Poker final championship event as a player, but Nevada is considering allowing you to get a piece of the action anyway - by betting on the players.
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Poker dictionary:
- 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.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- 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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