Frank, Paul Introduce Bill to Prohibit UIGEA Enforcement
On April 10th, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Representative Barney Frank and senior Financial Services Committee member Representative Ron Paul introduced a bill that would block the enforcement of the UIGEA…
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Poker lexicon:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
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