Unusual Poker Court Case

These days it is more common to see a court case being brought against a poker home game by the state than any other kind, but in Denver one poker playing host is bringing suit against a man for nearly thirty grand. The defendant is Sean S. Ahn, who joined nine other players at the home game of Francois Safieddine, where he allegedly bought into the game for an eventual tab of $29k in chips, which he lost to other players…

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Mon, October 20th, 2008

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  • IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
  • SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
  • SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
  • TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
  • TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
  • OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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