Businessman Making Bid to Win Ballys-Paris World Series of Poker Circuit Championship
The World Series of Poker Circuit continued at Ballys-Paris in Las Vegas. At the end of Day Two, Raed ‘Ray’ Abukartomy enjoys a decisive chip lead. Abukartomy currently has 161,500 in chips. J.C. Tran is in second place with 118,600.
This is Abukartomy’s first serious stride towards winning a WSOP-related event. The 39-year-old businessman who lives in Huntington Beach, CA finished twice in the money at this year’s California State Poker Championships. However, he faces a formidable challenge going into Day Three. Several well-known names, including two former WSOP champions remain very much alive.
Most interesting was the fact that there was little chip movement on Day Two. Only three players have more than 100,000 in chips. Sixteen players remain bunched together in the 30,000-90,000 range. Eight players are short-stacked, with less than 25,000 in chips.
The day’s biggest disappointment clearly belonged to Scotty Nguyen. The ch… Continue reading Businessman Making Bid to Win Ballys-Paris World Series of Poker Circuit Championship
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Poker talk:
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- 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.
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