Poker-Themed ‘2008 World Series of Golf’ Announced
A poker-themed twist on a traditional gambler’s game returns in May when Las Vegas’s Mirage Casino co-sponsors the 2008 World Series of Golf®, to be held at the Pete Dye-designed Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. The 2008 edition hopes to build…
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Casino poker language:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
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