Poker parlor deals a mystery
CEDAR HILLS — The suburban poker parlor that was supposed to revolutionize card playing has folded. Not because the Oregon Department of Justice thought it offered illegal gambling. Law enforcement officials said they had nothing to do with the cardroom’s closing.
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Poker dictionary:
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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