Poker Player’s Stabbing Death
The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City was the scene of a crime that left a man dead. Sixty one year old Arthur Prince, of Toms River, had a disagreement with fifty seven year old Vincente Pereze, from Macon, Ga. The disagreement started at a poker table in the casino’s poker room and then continued outside…
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Useful poker terms:
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
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