Nine tribes say ‘no’ to Internet poker
Nine tribes in California today asserted their opposition to proposed intrastate Internet poker.
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Poker lingo:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- 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.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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