Entertainment Report
It is only fitting that I start this column off talking about Mr. Las Vegas, the Midnight Idol, Wayne Newton. As you already know, Newton ended his run at the Stardust this past April, halfway through his 10-year contract with the resort.
Rumors had been swirling for several months, as I had mentioned in earlier columns, that the singing star would take advantage of the exit option of the contract. This was hastened when the singer chose the New Frontier as the site for his induction into the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Not that he was going to appear at the New Frontier, which was an even greater slap in the face to the Stardust. From there, he took a bit of a break before signing on to do a 6-week gig at the Las Vegas Hilton, which began June 14.
By opting out of his contract, billed as the richest contract in Las Vegas history, which he signed with the Stardust in October 1999, he gave up the potential of earning $25 million a year. In response to his deci… Continue reading Entertainment Report
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Poker slang:
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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