Poker pal a double dealer: Cop
Golden-tongued poker player Shaun Rootenberg was flitting from one friend to another, spinning tales of business glory before fleecing them for more than $1 million — all the while still serving a previous sentence for fraud, Toronto Police alleged yesterday.
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Poker lexicon:
- 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.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
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