I was playing poker this weekend at The Venetian (I know, big shock). At my table was a guy from Florida with his wife or girlfriend (she was a pretty good player). Anyway, as the hours began to get early, he announced their penultimate hands. It's the first time I had ever heard that word used at a poker table, and he used it correctly (being UTG+1). Paul Phillips would have been proud.
The punchline of this story is that although he used the word correctly (as evidenced by his intent while being UTG+1), he never should have used it in the first place, as he ended up staying a few more laps, during which time (if memory serves) I bluffed him off a nice little pot with Tc5c.
© Jed Lewison