NC poker player killed after men barge in home
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) Authorities say a North Carolina man playing poker was killed by someone who forced his way into a home after knocking on the door. Investigators told WRAL-TV that 35-year-old Vernon Foster was fatally shot by two men who barged in after he opened the door at the house in Rocky Mount around 11 p.m. Friday. Police say Foster’s poker-playing partner, 22-year-old Brian …
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Useful poker terms:
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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