Spotting stars at the poker table is part of the fun

Phil Hellmuth is a bona fide superstar. His name and image are perhaps the best-known of any player caught in the media blitz that surrounds poker today. He’s got product endorsements, writes a nationally syndicated column, has authored two how-to books, and runs a poker training camp. Google him and you get 883,000 hits.His nickname is “The Poker Brat.” Infamous for his caustic table image, Phil is known to taunt other players, behave obnoxiously when beat, and be rude to the dealers. Why, then

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Poker talk:

STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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.
WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.

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