Poker group’s lobbying raises online law
The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation.
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Poker argot:
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- 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.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
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