Canadian Judge Drops Illegal Poker
Poker players arrested in a sting operation last May in Canada have been complaining that the persecution against them is a waste of time, and it appears that a Manitoba judge is inclined to agree. Provincial court Judge Rocky Pollock, when ruling on two of the 57 poker players’ cases, discharged all criminal charges against Neil Faderson and Rellen Orcullo, and urged the crowd at large to contact the MP if they, too, think the laws regarding the legality of poker in Canada should be changed. Other players have gotten off after taking classes through the Salvation Army offering positive lifestyle options.
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Poker lexicon:
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- 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.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
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