Ex-Poker Club Owner Is Fined Over `Game of Chance’
March 29 (Bloomberg) — The former co-owner of a private London poker club was fined 10,000 pounds ($19,500) today after a jury found him guilty of profiting from a game of chance in violation of…
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Poker slang:
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- 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.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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