COP PROBE: Hearing postponed for trooper charged in poker game robbery
DOVER (AP) A preliminary hearing for a Delaware State Police trooper charged with robbing fellow players in a high-stakes poker game was put on hold Friday at the request of attorneys.
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Useful poker terms:
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- 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.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
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