Poker Pro Reportedly Put in Prostitution Ring
A well known high stakes pro poker player has his name on a list of clients run by Kristin Davis, according to various reports. Davis is the high profile madam linked to the former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Allegedly Davis ran more than one prostitution ring, and is facing charges on prostitution and money laundering…
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Poker jargon:
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
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