In It to Nguyen It: Prince of Poker Seizes $2 Million and Marquee Title of PL.com’s Live Series Coverage
He’s a former Main Event champ and one of the most popular players ever to play the game. Still, Scotty Nguyen hadn’t captured World Series gold since 2001 and a critical error late in last year’s Main Event left him, as far as he was concerned, with something to prove in 2008. He did so in spades on Day 31 of PokerListings.com’s live 2008 World Series of Poker* coverage, outlasting one of the …
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Poker glossary:
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
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