PA Poker Game Robbed
In Wilkins Township, PA, armed robbers hit a poker tournament where about 50 people were trying to play. Three men hit the poker tournament, according to Allegheny County Police, and forced their way into the Italian American Citizens Club, beating up a security guard to gain entrance. Firing shots into the ceiling, the three men ordered everyone on the floor to facilitate their crime…
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Poker lexicon:
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
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