What does Alex Foxen means by the word horse?

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He is referring to players that the villain has payed either all or part of their entry & therefor has a financial interest in their doing well.
 
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Kenzie 96 said:
He is referring to players that the villain has payed either all or part of their entry & therefor has a financial interest in their doing well.
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In poker a "horse" is a professional player, who is being backed by another more vealthy professional player. If the same backer have many "horses", its referred to as a "stable", and the "horses" might be expected to help each other study and improve. Obviously the system create the potential for collusion especially in tournaments, which for instance Doug Polk have talked about years ago.

 
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fundiver199 said:
In poker a "horse" is a professional player, who is being backed by another more vealthy professional player. If the same backer have many "horses", its referred to as a "stable", and the "horses" might be expected to help each other study and improve. Obviously the system create the potential for collusion especially in tournaments, which for instance Doug Polk have talked about years ago.

Very interesting with the fact that Foxen called out someone for cheating the other day.
 
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