Poker Players Fight Law in South Carolina

In the southern state of South Carolina in the United States it is against the law to play any game with cards or dice, such as board games like Monopoly - and, of course, poker. Poker, however, is the only game people are being arrested for playing, and five men are fighting charges against them in hopes of challenging and changing the 206 year old law. They were part of 23 players arrested two years ago - the other players have plead guilty and paid fines ranging from $154 to $257; the game they were arrested for playing was a $20 poker tournament.

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Poker jargon:

OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.

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