Hearing set on whether nontribal poker room will fold
Judge Leslie Miller scheduled a Sept. 29 hearing to determine whether to issue a temporary restraining order to shut down the month-old Club Royale poker room.
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Poker terminology:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
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