Weekend poker robbers strike thrice
The poker robbers are back, and they are becoming bolder. Over the weekend, robbers hit three separate poker arcades on Saipan, injuring a security guard. No one has been arrested.
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Poker lingo:
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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