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.
Chinese poker. The term Chinese poker is commonly used to refer to a different card game, Big Two. The term may also refer to a Vietnamese card game, Thirteen (card game) Chinese poker also known as (Chinese: åä¸å¼ ; literally: Thirteen cards) is a card game based on poker hand rankings.