Poker champ Berman stakes claim in Ohio casinos
A casino developer and poker champion behind last year’s failed bid to expand gambling in Ohio has staked a claim to all four casinos the state’s voters approved Tuesday.
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Poker lexicon:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
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