Atlantic City Poker Smoke Story Unclear
The future of smoking in casinos in Atlantic City is unclear, but the first step towards allowing smoking near the slot machines and poker rooms has been taken, despite the opposition from anti-smoking activists and casino employees. A new ordinance has changed the direction of a complete smoking ban to allow for enclosed and well ventilated smoking rooms on a quarter of the gaming floors. The first vote passed, but it has yet to be made into an official ordinance…
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Poker jargon:
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
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