Redrafting the Online Poker Bill in California
Online poker legislation in California is back to the drawing board, which is good and bad news for poker players in the state.
State Sen. Rod Wright, who introduced the California Online Poker Law Enforcement Compliance and Consumer Protection…
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Poker lingo:
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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