Video Poker Machines Seized in Western NC
Come Sunday, it will be a misdemeanor to possess a video poker machine in North Carolina . Federal agents raided eight businesses in Buncombe and Madison county Thursday and seized dozens of machines.
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Poker dictionary:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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