Poker Pros Busted in NC
In North Carolina it is illegal to play poker for money in an organized event, but that is exactly what poker pros Chris Bell and Michael Gracz were doing when a weekend raid on a secret casino took place. Over a dozen police officers spent eight hours collecting evidence and conducting the raid, which authorities said took place at a hidden casino with sophisticated equipment. Over $70k in cash was seized in what the state Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement officers described as a “small version of a Las Vegas…..
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Useful poker information:
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
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