Video Poker Verdict $41 Million Judgment
While the United States government will not likely get close to the total settlement, a victory of sorts occurred the other day in federal court when the US won a $41 million judgment against John “Duffy” Conley, a video poker “kingpin”. Conley was sentenced in May to four more years in prison after violating the supervised release after nine years in prison. The judgment covers unpaid taxes on illegal earnings back to 1985…
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Poker talk:
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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