4 arrested in raid on illegal poker den
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — A raid of an illegal poker den early Friday resulted in the arrest of four people for gambling and drug offenses, authorities said.
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Poker jargon:
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.

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