Poker Tour Owner Targeted with Snakes
In Colorado two men set out to kill one Matthew Sowash, the owner of Amateur Poker Tour, and the plan involved a wooden box, rattlesnakes, and possibly kidnapping as well. The two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder are Herbert Paul Beck, 56, and Christopher Lee Steelman, 34. The men are supposedly owed $60k by Sowash, and were considering kidnapping Sowash’s children to use as bargaining chips…
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Poker talk:
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
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