NC Video Poker Raids
Seven people were charged by authorities on Thursday as a result of a series of raids in June, wrapping up a four month long investigation into the illegal video gambling market. NC Alcohol Law Enforcement agents raided seven business on June 29 and one residence, collecting a dozen of the illegal machines. Buncombe County sheriff’s deputies participated in the raid, seizing $25k in cash…
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Poker lingo:
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
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