Poker gang ‘amateurs’ say German police

German police say the gang who raided a Berlin poker game are amateurs and will be caught soon.

BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.

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