Video poker suspect pleads, will testify

A man accused of participating in a video poker operation in Western North Carolina has pleaded guilty to federal perjury and conspiracy charges.

TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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.
PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.

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