The Weekly Turbo: EPT Berlin Suspects Nabbed, Tony G Offers to Stake Isildur1, and a WSOP TOC Bribe

Busy week? Maybe you missed the story of Tony G offering to stake Isildur1 in a live televised cash game or the way Tom Schneider is trying to get votes for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. Lucky for you we’re recapping the whole…

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Useful poker terms:

• ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
• 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).
• RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
• OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
• QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
• AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.