Trial Coming for Poker Shooting Death
In January, twenty one year old Josh Sommervold was shot and killed during a poker game, and three men will stand trial according to a recent report. Gilbert Martinez, a Fourth Judicial District Judge, announced that there was enough evidence for the three accused to stand trial. Adrian Works, 27, Bryant Sherman, 18, and Andrew Dickerson, 33, will stand trial in what some are saying was a gang related homicide…
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Poker lingo:
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- 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.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
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