US State Poker Bill Moves Forward
The online poker bill in the US state of California has moved another step forward in its journey to become a law. The bill moved past the Assembly in the state to the State Senate on May 29. The Senate Rules Committee will then assign the bill to the next step in the process, a Committee in the upper house that will weigh its merits…
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Poker jargon:
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
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