UK Poker Room Hearing Coming
Europe’s largest card room may soon become the United Kingdom’s first legal poker club, depending on how an upcoming hearing pans out. The club, named Dusk Till Dawn, will have its day in court on September 24th, and is having its opening blocked by Gala, London Clubs International and Stanleys, three casinos. Their claim of “insufficient demand” will be sorted out during the hearing for the club, which has already picked up a Certificate of Consent, the first of many steps to gaining support of the Gaming Board…
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Useful poker information:
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
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