Judge holds cards in poker dispute
One of New Zealand’s top poker players has fallen out with a man described as being like his brother, over a claim they had an agreement to share thousand of dollars in tournament winnings.
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Poker terminology:
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- 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.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
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