Online Poker Players Needn’t Fear Arrests
In a recent article by Nelson Rose posted at Poker Player Newspaper.com, the question was posed: will poker players be arrested for playing poker online? The odds of player being arrested for online poker play are very, very small, according to the article, when considering the facts. First, there is no federal law against online poker playing, or making bets online. The recent Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that was signed into law this past Friday targets banking institutions, not individual players…
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Poker argot:
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- 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.
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