Poker Run Canceled After Lawsuit
Organizers are facing a lawsuit from a fatal accident during the event two years ago. The Smoke on the Water Poker Run is a high stakes game where players driving boats worth hundreds of thousands of dollars retrieve playing cards at stops along the lakeshore.
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Poker terminology:
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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