Last defendant in poker robbery gets 66-year term
A 22-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced Wednesday to at least 66 years in prison for his role in the Wild Quail poker robbery of February 2008.
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Poker dictionary:
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
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