Video poker slammed as worst of all possible options
The video poker that the Illinois legislature recently passed and Gov. Patrick Quinn is poised to legalize was slammed Friday as what “may be the most addictive form of gambling known to man.”
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Poker jargon:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- 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".
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
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