Legislators debate issue of poker in bars
The debate is on when it comes to legalizing poker in bars. Some say it would be a boost for local business owners and the state, while others worry it could draw gambling addicts into a deeper hole.
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Useful poker terms:
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
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