Poker players aim to shuffle unfriendly candidates out of office
WASHINGTON They like to think of it as the green-felt revolution the upset defeat of Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, father of the Internet gambling ban, in last month’s congressional elections. Leach had been in online gamblers’ sights ever since Congress passed the ban as one of its final acts before the Nov. 7 elections. Stunned by the new law, the Poker Players Alliance rallied members to take their Save
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Poker argot:
- 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.).
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
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