Sweeping Raids Target Underground Toronto Poker Games

Another wave of police raids targeting private poker games occurred in Toronto this past week, with at least four raids into ’suspected gaming houses’ resulting in charges against nearly 50 participants. All four locations were described…

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DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
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.
STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.

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