Poker Attacker Sentenced to Five Years
Four months ago a Georgia man stabbed another man after an argument during a poker game and was sentenced recently to a five year prison term. Vicente Perez, who is 56 years old, showed contrition just before the sentence was pronounced, saying it was an accident. Indeed he pled guilty to reckless manslaughter, the appropriate crime considering the victim, Arthur Prince, died from the stab wound…
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Poker argot:
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
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