Pair charged over poker player robbery
Two men will appear in a Victorian court on Friday charged with robbing a visiting American poker player at knifepoint and making off with all his winnings.
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Casino poker language:
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- 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.
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