Borgata Winter Poker Open Joins WPT
In news that will surely warm the heart of poker fans around the world, the World Poker Tour is adding yet anther event to the 2005-2006 fourth season schedule. The Borgata Winter Poker Open will make event number seventeen.
Played at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, NJ, from January 20th through February 1st, the Borgata Winter Poker Open will be mostly a No-Limit Hold ‘Em event, with buy-ins ranging from $500 to $2,500. There will also be a $500 Limit Event and a $300 Ladies’ No-Limit.
The event will be held over a twelve day period…
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Useful poker information:
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
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