Counties opting out of video poker could complicate state building plans
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn’s hopes of funding new Illinois building projects by legalizing and taxing video poker across the state is in jeopardy, already with one major upstate county voting to keep the games illegal within its jurisdiction and others considering such a ban.
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Useful poker terms:
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
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