Western North Carolina businesses raided in video poker investigation
Associated Press - June 29, 2007 7:45 AM ET ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A big video poker bust in the mountains. Federal agents yesterday raided at least eight businesses in Buncombe and…
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Poker slang:
- 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.
- 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.).
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
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