John Roberts, The Supreme Court, And Me

It was the New York Times calling, wanting to know what I thought of the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court. My first thought was, “Yes!! I’ve made it!”

Then reality struck me, “Wait a minute.” So I asked, “Why ask me?”

The reporter replied, “You went to school with him for three years.”

I checked the 1979 Harvard Law School yearbook. There it was: Roberts, Rose… his photo was right above mine.

I’d like to say that John and I were great pals. But we didn’t hang out together. He spent his time at the Law Review office. I spent mine playing poker.

Although we never worked on a case together, John Roberts, now Chief Justice of the United States, has also been involved with gaming law.

In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court heard one of the most important cases involving legal gambling in years. Federal law prohibits “lotteries” from advertising on radio or television. The Federal Communicatio… Continue reading John Roberts, The Supreme Court, And Me

Sun, November 13th, 2005

Poker lingo:

NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.

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