High-stakes poker game near Palatka turns deadly
It was a high-stakes poker game. But the stakes became a matter of life and death, police say, when a disgrunted gambler who lost his money on Friday night returned early Saturday intent on avenging his losses.
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Useful poker information:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
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