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:
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
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