Buncome Co. Video Poker Scandal

A former Buncombe County sheriff’s deputy is considered a lead player in an illegal video poker operation will remain in jail until his trial.

LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
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.
POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.

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