South Carolina Poker Bust To Disappear
Earlier this year, a Mount Pleasant, SC poker game was raided by local police, with twenty two players being arrested for participating in it. Recent events that have occurred will eradicate these arrests…
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Useful poker information:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- 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.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
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