National Heads-Up Poker Championship Moving to Caesars Palace

After the surprising success of this spring’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHPC), Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. has announced that it will move the tournament from the Golden Nugget to Caesar’s Palace for the 2006 edition.

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Fri, October 21st, 2005

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  • SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
  • RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
  • TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
  • MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
  • POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
  • LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
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