Poker Winner Gold Sued for Half of $12 Million Prize
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — Jamie Gold, the former Hollywood agent who won $12 million at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, was sued by a TV producer who claimed the two agreed to split the prize.
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Poker slang:
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
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