Man in poker robbery gets a year in prison
The Superior Court has imposed a one-year prison term on a man a man who was charged in two poker robbery cases and one burglary incident. Associate Judge David A. Wiseman sentenced Weider Debengek to three years in prison, all suspended except for one year, for theft of vehicle.
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Poker lingo:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- 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.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
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