Poker Ruling a Bad Beat for Poker Club
A poker club took a hit recently by a court ruling that says that poker games are licensed affairs if the club takes a cut. The chairman of the Gutshot Club was found guilty of running unlicensed poker games in a court case that has been closely watched by the poker community. The 1968 Gaming Act takes sway in this event according to the prosecution, and the jury agreed…
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Casino poker language:
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
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