Largest Legal Poker Prize In Canada
Over a four-day period players at the B.C. poker championships in Richmond, British Columbia battled it out, with one man emerging as the winner and claiming the largest legal poker prize in Canada. Salt Spring Islands James Hawkins took the grand prize of $382,00 in his second ever tournament…
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Poker talk:
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.

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