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.
Poker is a game of your best five cards whatever version you play. The standard deck of cards you play with has 52 cards in it, arranged in 4 suits :-. hearts, diamonds, clubs & spades. Ace is the high card in poker with the deuce being low. In poker, the suits have no ranking; they are all equal.