Two poker players want hearing in Putnam case
WINFIELD,W.Va. - Two of the eight high-stakes poker players charged with illegal gambling after being robbed at gunpoint last year are fighting the charges. Harry Knopp of Parkersburg and Gerald Higginbotham of Nitro have refused to plead guilty to misdeme…
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Poker jargon:
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- 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.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
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