Lead-free Chips for California Casinos
In the aftermath of a television expose concerning lead content in chips and a subsequent outcry from a health-and-safety citizen’s group, 21 California casinos will soon convert to lead-free poker chips at their tables…
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Poker lingo:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
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