Online Poker Site Fakes Shutdown
A Canadian poker site called PokerBandits faked its own demise recently in order to prove a point. The site, offering spurious advice on how US players can get around Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by “borrowing” the name and address of a random Canadian citizen, faked its own shutdown as if the US had cracked down on them. They came back up and declared the hoax a “Necessary Evil” but their stunt, along with the questionable advice regarding identity fraud, has the online poker community shaking its collective head.
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Poker jargon:
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
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