Men found guilty in SC poker raid to appeal
Five men seeking to make a popular poker game legal in South Carolina are appealing their gambling convictions.
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Poker lexicon:
- 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.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
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