Poker Players Succeed in Tripping Massachusetts Gambling Law

March 24 - Furious poker players managed to get the Massachusetts House to turn down a proposed law that would have legalized gambling in the state but would have made online poker playing punishable by law.

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Poker terminology:

FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.

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