Poker Game Crime Cleared for One Accused
A Mobile County jury took the case under consideration and came out with a not guilty verdict. The case was one of first-degree burglary, the charge leveled against Sean Lamont Hawthorne, who was charged with stealing $40,000 from a high stakes poker game. The game had a dozen players when two armed men burst into the Mobile apartment when it was underway in August of 2006…
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Poker slang:
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- 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.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- 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.
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