Jeff Haney on the prince of poker, Scotty Nguyen, who finished first in the games ultimate test of skill and who …

Wed, Jul 2, 2008 (2 a.m.) At 4 oclock in the morning on the biggest day of the World Series of Pokers summer session, Scotty Nguyen was steaming.

ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.

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