Judge deals blow to online poker players
A King County judge Thursday upheld a state law that bans Internet gambling in a widely watched case filed by a Renton poker player.
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Poker lingo:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
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