Ruling expected next week in Mount Pleasant poker trial
A town judge in Mount Pleasant says Texas Hold Em poker is a game of skill - which could affect how the card game is treated in South Carolina.
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Casino poker language:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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