Poker Bribes Bring Down Sheriff
Thursday saw an indictment unsealed that fingered former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford, charging Medford and three former deputies with participation in an illegal video poker ring. According to prosecutors, the Sheriff and his deputies were assisting video poker operators via non enforcement of the law, not to mention accepting money to protect the illegal video poker ring. The new Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan says that through transparency and accountability he is working hard to reestablish the trust his department needs with the citizens in order to do their job properly.
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Poker dictionary:
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
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