Online Poker And Gaming Bill Passes in Late Night, Ditch Effort
The bill we in the poker business have all been talking about, or at least a form of it, passed Congress yesterday after a last minute ‘hail mary’ action by it’s sponsor got the bill through….
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Poker glossary:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
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