Illegal Online Poker Continues in Washington State
Washington State legislators will explain it to you: they did not create a new law that made online poker playing illegal, they simply clarified an old law which means that online poker playing has been illegal all along. This is cold comfort to those players who are in fear of legal repercussions from following their pastime, and in some cases, their source of income. While they may be afraid of potential legal persecution, they aren’t afraid enough: many online poker players in Washington state continue to play their games although they will take enough care not to reveal their identities to reporters and others…
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Useful poker terms:
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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