Trial Date Set for Trooper in High-Stakes Poker Game Holdup
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Kent County judge set an August trial date for a former state trooper charged with robbing fellow players in a high-stakes poker game.
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Poker talk:
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- 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.
- 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.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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