Bush pardons former casino exec in La. video poker scandal
RENO, Nev. — A Reno man and former casino company executive is among 19 people granted pardons on Tuesday by President Bush.
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Poker lexicon:
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
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