Man trumped by police poker game
A pensioner who went to a police headquarters to report a burglary was told officers were there for a poker night and unable help him. Graham Hall, 69, walked to the head office of Thames Valley Police after thieves broke into a property he owned at Hazel Crescent, in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.
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Poker argot:
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
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