Video poker: Time to fold nears
HILLSBOROUGH — Time is running out for people who like to play video poker games. As of today, businesses that have the electronic devices are allowed to have only two of them, and by March 1, another one will have to go. The final blow comes July 1, and those who haven’t weaned themselves off the machines by then may be in serious withdrawal because that’s the day when all the machines must be
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Poker lexicon:
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- 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.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
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