Problem Poker Player Released from Prison
In December of 2005 a high school class president in Pennsylvania was arrested after robbing a bank to fuel a gambling binge and pay off online poker debts, and was sent to prison. Greg Hogan, Jr, has served 22 months of his sentence and was recently released from the Pennsylvania State Prison where he was serving his time. Hogan’s father, a minister, used the occasion of his son’s arrest and incarceration to promote an anti gambling campaign…
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Poker dictionary:
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
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