Ex-sheriff, deputies charged in poker case
Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies have been charged for accepting money to protect an illegal video poker ring in western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed today.
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Useful poker terms:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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