Illegal Video Poker Charges Leveled
The Sandcastle Lounge in Holyoke has video poker machines, which should come as no surprise. What might surprise those on Northampton Street who pop in to the lounge is that the corporation that owns the establishment has been accused of rigging those machines for illegal gambling. Daniel A…
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Useful poker information:
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- 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.).
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".

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