Poker ace antes up for Ohio casino drive
Backers of a proposed $600 million casino resort in southwestern Ohio announced yesterday that they are getting money from a Minnesota company founded by a man who has won $1.5 million in poker tournaments since the early 1990s.
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Poker terminology:
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- 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.
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