Westmoreland County attorney wagers poker not ‘gambling’

Larry Burns of Derry Township was charged with misdemeanor gambling counts for running tournaments for a profit. Burns wants a judge to throw out the charges because there are no provisions in the law that make poker a gambling enterprise.

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Useful poker terms:

OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.

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