Tuesday Congressional Hearing for Measure to Block UIGEA
A hearing is scheduled today in the US House of Representatives for H.R. 5767, the bill proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for under the 2006 Unlawful Internet…
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Poker lexicon:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
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