CITY COUNCIL: Video poker dealt out of Highland Park’s future
Highland Park City Council members effectively slammed the door on video poker within the city Monday night as council members unanimously directed staff to draft an ordinance rejecting the state initiative.
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Poker talk:
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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