Elected Montco Official Resigns Amid Video Poker Scandal
Montgomery County prosecutors say theyve broken up a lucrative illegal video poker machine business that operated out of several bars in the county and the owner of one of those bars has now resigned her position as co-chair of the Hoeffel-Damsker campaign in the county.
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Poker jargon:
- 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.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
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