Taj employees win top prizes in Ray Kot Poker Open
Trump Taj Mahal employees swept the top prizes at Sunday nights Ray Kot Poker Open, which raised money for the family of its namesake, a Taj supervisor shot dead at work last year.
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Poker lexicon:
- 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).
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- 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.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
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