Used when dealing with poker (and possibly other forms of gambling), usually involving stakes. Occurs when a staked player effectively "takes the
money and runs". This occurs in one of two forms and is considered stealing:
1. The player spends the staked
money on something other than what it was meant for (playing roulette when you were staked to play poker or simply spending it on hookers and blow).
2. The player plays the prescribed game, wins some amount of
money, and keeps all the
money for themself without paying the agreed backer's cut to their staker.
1. Man, I really trusted him. I staked him $10k to play in the world series of poker and he completely rolled on me. He spent all the
money shooting craps with T.J. Cloutier.
2. That
guy totally rolled on the stake. He played the poker tournament, won $1 million, and I never heard from him again. He owes me about $500k!