Poker All-Stars Square Off for 2005 Tournament of Champions
LAS VEGAS — (PRESS RELEASE) — Many of the biggest names in poker will descend on Caesars Palace next week to compete for $2 million in total prize money at the 2005 World Series of Poker® Tournament of Champions, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) said. The free-roll tournament is expected to feature, among others, the nine millionaires from the 36th annual World Series of Poker’s Main Event final table as they go for another seven-figure payday. A free-roll is an event in which none of the …
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Useful poker terms:
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
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