It’s Nguyen, baby! Scotty Nguyen wins nearly $2 million at World Series of Poker
Why is this in the Sports section? Poker is no sport!!!!! LAS VEGAS - Poker professional Scotty Nguyen won nearly $2 million at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, topping a field of 148 players and emerging from a marathon final table with his fifth gold bracelet.
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Poker lingo:
- 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.
- 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).
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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