Lee Jones steps down as poker room manager at PokerStars
After serving almost four years with PokerStars as poker room manager, Lee Jones announced yesterday that he will step down to pursue other opportunities effective April 1st, 2007.
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Poker argot:
- 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.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
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