To Survive or to Gather Chips, That Is the Question
A no-limit hold ‘em tournament, which continues until one player has all the chips, is the form of poker that most lavishly rewards an aggressive approach. Not surprisingly, the most successful demographic group, including 7 of the top 10 in the Card Player rankings, are men in their 20’s or early 30’s. Nick Schulman, a lanky Manhattanite who won $2,167,500 last week at the World Poker finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino, vaulting from nowhere to No. 50, turned 21 only two months ago. Few players re…
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Poker jargon:
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- 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).
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
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