Dealerless Table Concept Attacked by Dealers
The latest trend in live poker is a device called a dealerless table, a table fitted with touch screen computers that run a poker game without the need for a physical dealer, cards or chips. The Quebec area casinos have 25 of these machines installed and now the unions that represent nearly 1,500 dealers in the area are lodging a complaint, calling the tables illegal. The request was lodged with the Quebec Superior Court, which has yet to make a decision on the matter…
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Poker argot:
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
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