Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place. stoa.
A check-raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player checks early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same round.
The objective of any poker game is simply to exit a casino with less money than you went in with. Normally after about five minutes of sitting down to play. Although the game is claimed to involve both skill and luck, this is an example of shitting the bull, as it actually is 274% luck and -8358% skill.