‘Poker run’ fundraisers find way around attorney general
By Cindy V. Culp
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Poker terminology:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
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