College golfer dealt bum hand after poker win
Granite Bay’s Bobby Neary won $520,000 by finishing second at a January poker tournament in Australia, but he may have lost his shirt as far as his eligibility with the Sonoma State men’s golf team is concerned.
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Poker glossary:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
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