Home bails out mob’s alleged ‘poker king’
The alleged video poker king of Chicago, who once said he wasn’t surewho owned the Bridgeport home he lives in, saw that home pledged tomake his $250,000 bond Friday for his release from jail. Casey Szaflarski, 52, is charged with helping run a video gamblingoperation for the Chicago Outfit. His sister put up the house, which isheld in a trust.
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Poker lexicon:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- 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.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
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