Online Poker Exec Arrested in Panama
According to various online sources, one of the chief executives from Nine.com was arrested recently in Panama when he was going about getting a new passport. Identified only by his first name, Rick, this person has ties to the man who used a super user account at Absolute Poker to cheat players in online tournaments. It was not made clear why Rick was arrested in Panama, but it was stated that it was in connection with investigations into operating an online scam…
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Poker talk:
- 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.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.

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