Cadillac of poker

English

Proper noun

the Cadillac of poker

1. (informal) no-limit Texas hold 'em
   • 1998 October 4, cnote, “Re: No Limit Hold'em”, in rec.gambling.poker‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <3617F4CD.735@ionet.net> <3617FB80.2A00@idt.net>:

     I play low limit hold'em, have become adept at reading most of the players and get frustrated when they hold 7-2 offsuit and beat me on the river. I always want to move all-in on these people, but who can you bluff with a 6 dollar bet? I agree with Brunson that no-limit is the Cadillac of poker games, but I want to learn how to play without losing my shirt.

   • 2004, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-limit Tournaments. Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, →ISBN, page 12:

     If you've watched televised poker at all, you've no doubt heard no-limit hold 'em described as the "Cadillac of Poker."

   • 2004 May 26, Newgca, “GCA "Cadillac is a Dump Truck"”, in rec.gambling.poker‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <20040526021353.27047.00001740@mb-m19.aol.com>:

     I have stated time and time again, NL Holdem poker is not the best way to play this game. It is sold as being the Cadillac of Poker, when it really is a dump truck.

   • 2006 April 23, Mucred Hennernessy, “book learnin for poker”, in rec.gambling.poker‎^[3] (Usenet), message-ID <jPE2g.130$821.52@fe06.lga>:

     i blew my knee out rasslin so i'm gonna play some poker for a while to see how that goes. the cadillac of poker is my game. i've started out small. so far just been playing $5/$10 nl on bodog. […] what's the best book for learnin nl hold em games?

   • 2014 August 20, Pepe Papon, “Re: 5 card, 7 card and 5 card draw!!”, in rec.gambling.poker‎^[4] (Usenet), message-ID <qtc8v9hdd94dhdl003m1fvemudr0o3uj2h@4ax.com>:

     Prior to poker becoming widely televised, the movie Rounders (1998), starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, gave moviegoers a romantic view of the game as a way of life. Texas hold 'em was the main game played during the movie and the no-limit variety was described, following Doyle Brunson, as the "Cadillac of Poker."

   • 2016, Artur Katny, Ascendance: How to Unlock Your Inner Intelligence, Matrix Investments, →ISBN, page 72:

     All of a sudden, Moneymaker proved to the world that the Cadillac of poker—the main event [no-limit Texas hold 'em] at the World Series of Poker—was winnable by a non-pro.

2. (informal) Texas hold 'em
   • 2004, Tom McEvoy, Shane Smith, Beat Texas Hold'em, Cardoza Publishing, →ISBN, page 12:

     If you've never played Texas hold'em, poker's most exciting game, buckle up! You're in for the ride of your life with the "Cadillac of poker", the nickname that Doyle Brunson […] gave it.

   • 2005 January 31, Lili2, “Hollywood's latest addiction - poker”, in alt.showbiz.gossip‎^[5] (Usenet), message-ID <1107193390.549864.85010@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>:

     According to Vanity Fair, it's the venerable game of poker - especially the deceptively simple but nerve-wracking version known as Texas Hold 'Em, the so-called Cadillac of poker, with buy-in requirements as high as $10,000 per player.

   • 2007, Pulse Guides, Patrick Green, Night+Day Las Vegas, ASDavis Media Group, →ISBN, page 43:

     Texas Hold 'Em, the "Cadillac of poker games," is at the forefront of the recent poker boom.

   • 2014, Dave Erickson, Superior Texas Hold'em: Evolved Poker Strategy, Evergent Technologies, →ISBN, page 7:

     Texas Hold'em, called "The Cadillac of Poker" by the legendary and long time patriarch, Doyle Brunson, two time winner of the World Series of Poker, is the most popular version of poker in the world.

   • 2016, Anthony Holden, Holden On Hold'em: How to Play and Win at the Biggest Deal in Town, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 10:

     Exhibit B is an essay by Texas oilman and highstakes player Crandell Addington, in Super/System 2, the 'Bible' of poker manuals edited by Doyle 'Texas Dolly' Brunson – world champion of poker in 1976–77, doyen of living players, and the man who christened Texas hold'em 'the Cadillac of poker games'.