Poker a game of chance, court rules
Hopes that pubs would get the green light to legally host poker for money have been dashed after a jury decided it was a game of chance, not pure skill.
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Poker slang:
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
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