Teacher, policeman, state prosecutor charged in S.C. poker game raid
CHARLESTON The list of those charged in a raid on a Charleston area poker game keeps growing. Authorities now say a police officer, a teacher and a state prosecutor are among 65 people charged with gambling after the raid Friday night.
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Poker jargon:
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- 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).
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
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