Tournament of Champions’ ins & outs

LAST WEEK I played in the Tournament of Champions, along with 110 other players. Legends Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson, along with myself, were all invited to the event as some of the biggest World Series of Poker winners. The fact we were invited stirred a bit of controversywithin the poker world, which seemed to be split down the middle: One side was saying, “These guys didn’t qualify, or try to qualify, thus they shouldn’t be playing”. On the other side, Harrah’s put up the whole $2 million prize…

Poker talk:

DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.

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