European, Latin American, Australian Casinos Conduct Satellite for 2006 WSOP
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET - News) said today casinos in Europe, Latin America and Australia are awarding tournament winners seats in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, whose prize pool is expected to exceed $70 million.The most recent operator to sign an agreement with Harrah’s Licensing Company, LLC, is Holland Casino for their Master Classics of Poker. In Holland Casino Amsterdam the winner of the euro 5,000 ($6,000 US) Texas Hold ‘Em …
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Poker argot:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- 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.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
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