World Series of Poker prize money frozen after suit is filed against winner
Jamie Gold’s win at the World Series of Poker may be only half as sweet. A Nevada judge has frozen half of the $12 million top prize after an acquaintance sued, saying the two men agreed to split the winnings.
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Poker glossary:
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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