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 slang:
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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