Rifle-wielding robbers nab $11K at Cleveland poker game
ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND Police say robbers armed with assault rifles burst into a Cleveland apartment during a high-stakes poker game and made the players take off their pants before fleeing with more than $11,000. A police report says one of the seven players went outside to smoke Monday when he was confronted by a man pointing a gun at his face. The two suspects entered the apartment …
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Poker glossary:
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- 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.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
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