State should go all-in on poker

The closing of two area poker clubs earlier this week signals a need for change in Indiana’s arcane and hypocritical gambling laws.

SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".

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