Suffolk shuts down several illegal poker games
Suffolk County authorities shut down a slew of underground Texas Hold ‘em poker games Wednesday night, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota’s office said Thursday.
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Poker terminology:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
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