70 charged as poker dens busted
Fri, October 13, 2006 70 charged as poker dens busted By DONNA CASEY , OTTAWA SUN As the song goes, you’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, but for 70 cardsharks at four Ottawa poker houses, it was the OPP who knew when to fold ‘em. The OPP’s illegal gambling unit raided four locations late Wednesday, charging eight people with operating an illegal gaming house and busting another 60 for being found
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Poker slang:
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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