pull-up man
n.— «Ninety percent of today’s pull-up men will lose ten thousand, a big dime as it’s known in the parlance of the day. All signs point towards today’s ten grand Omaha event being made up of two types of people—caked up sponsored professionals and the worst kind of tilters.» —“2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker: Dispersal” CardPlayer July 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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