Four face charges in video poker case
Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies are charged with accepting money to protect an illegal video poker ring in Western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
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Useful poker terms:
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
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