Accused poker game dealers face tougher penalties
CHARLESTON Unlike the more than 50 people accused of gambling after police raided a Charleston-area poker game, the seven people accused of dealing the cards at those games face more serious charges and tougher penalties if convicted. Sheriff Al Cannon told The (Charleston) Post and Courier that South Carolina still treats dealing as a misdemeanor, but a person convicted of the crime could …
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Poker jargon:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
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