Trekkie says auctioned prop was a rip-off
NEW YORK (AP) - A Trekkie who paid $6,000 for a poker visor that was supposedly worn by the android Data on the television show “Star Trek: The Next Generation” claims in a lawsuit against Christie’s auction house that the prop is a fake.
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Poker terminology:
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
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