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Watch What You Say

by , Jun 21, 2008 | 3:22 pm

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The $10K World Championship of Omaha Hi-Lo started its third day of play with 18 players today and will play down to a winner. One of those 18 players is Stuart Paterson, one of the many Full Tilt Pros playing this WSOP.

Little note about Stuart: He’s in a wheelchair.

Now check out this post from the official live updates team:

Stuart Paterson Crippled

Stuart Paterson was all in on the turn against Eugene Katchalov.

Paterson: {A-Spades} {5-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {6-Spades}
Katchalov: {A-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {5-Clubs}
Board: {8-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {6-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {9-Clubs}

Katchalov had a nine high straight and a low with the A-5. Paterson had the same low.
After getting quartered, Paterson is down to around 25,000 in chips.

UPDATE: The title of the aforementioned post was just changed to read: “Stuart Paterson Nearing the Felt.” Better.


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10 Comments to “Watch What You Say”


  1. DanM     says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:43pm

    Funny, I thought the offensive phrase was “quartered.”

    Not so sure I agree with their change, btw … “Crippled” is a poker term. We all know what it means. Another potentially troublesome poker term is “raped.” Should we not use that phrase when referring to a male player fully taking advantage of a female player for lots and lots of money? Would it make a difference if she worked for a Sexual Assault hotline?

    The thing I like about poker terms is how naturally and organic they exist. I can’t tell you how many terms I “came up with” thinking they were unique … only to find out they were standard. In fact, “crippled” was one of those.

    If P-News isn’t going to use a hedline with the word “crippled” in it just because the dude who lost virtually all of his chips happens to be in a wheelchair, then really they should never use it.


  2. DanM     says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:44pm

    Here’s a quick list of poker phrases that could cause PC problems if their usage had to be determined on a player-by-player basis:

    Crippled
    Raped
    Nuts (could be offensive to both gays and crazies)
    Black
    Red (especially in Indian Native American casinos)
    Straight (offensive to drug users)
    Suck Out


  3. California Jen     says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:52pm

    I just found it amusing. There are other ways to say someone is crippled… Using that phrase with Stuart is the same as saying, “Freddy Deeb is short” or the 90-year old player is “running out of time.”


  4. DanM     says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 8:16pm

    Freddy Deeb Short! That’s funny! They should be using those hedlines, no? Too cheap and easy?


  5. Lisa     says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 10:17pm

    How is nuts offensive to gays?


  6. California Jen     says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 2:27am

    Dan, would you like to field Lisa’s question?


  7. DanM     says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 3:12am

    I should probably defer to her husband on that.


  8. Poker Shrink     says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 4:41pm

    You suppose Stuart was upset when he was referred, Brit-style, as one of the 235 runners who began the Omaha event?


  9. California Jen     says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 6:14pm

    I doubt Stuart was upset about any of it. I just found it amusing, and if he has a sense of humor, he probably does too.


  10. DanM     says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 11:24pm

    ***235 runners***

    Now that’s funny, too! I didn’t even see that one.

    (Sigh, I heart poker language and its ability to make light of people’s deficiencies.)