Poker Murder Plot Update
The former owner of the Amateur Poker Tour allegedly owed an investor $60k and found himself the target of a bizarre murder plot by the investor in a desperate bid to get the money. Matt Sowash and his Amateur Poker Tour were under investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and it was to this body Sowash turned with reports of death threats. The man doing the threatening, Christopher Steelman, recently had the charges against him reduced, with conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping charges dropped…
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Poker glossary:
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.

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