Carnegie Mellon University Student Wins the Win Your Tuition Tournament
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Jeremy Olisar, a 21 year-old Carnegie Mellon University student has won Absolute Poker’s free “Win Your Tuition” tournament. To compete in the online tournament, which ended mid October, students only needed proof of enrollment for fall 2005 semester, be in good standing with their school, and have access to a computer. The next free “Win Your Tuition” tournament begins in May 2006 and registration is now open at www.absolutepoker.com/college.Competi
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Poker terminology:
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
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