S.C. proposal would legalize poker in homes
Seventy-nine-year-old Amelia Midge Cheseborough thought it was a joke when police raided a home poker game, seized her $20 in chips and handcuffed her.
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Poker terminology:
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- 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".
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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