Video Poker Machine Leads to Murder
The war over video poker has been a long and hard fought one in the southern state of North Carolina, and while it was the one fought mainly in the court rooms, a real tragedy occurred recently in Lincoln County related to poker machines. One Michael Segal is in custody according to police after a man died during an argument over a video poker machine. The argument was between Segal and one Delmer Sisk…
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Poker talk:
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
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