Satisfaction in ousting Chan at TOC
Last week, I talked about Harrah’s Tournament of Champions, and the fact poker legend Doyle Brunson finished in 10th place. With 110 players, a $1 million first prize, $1 million more for the rest of the finaltable, a Christmas Eve show on ESPN, and poker history hanging in the balance, winning this one would be a nice feather in someone’s cap.
Especially for me, in light of the fact I finished second, quite famously - for the Poker Brat tirade I threw afterward - to Annie Duke in the 2004 TOC.
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- Poker Legend Johnny Chan
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- Chan Poker Says Goodbye
- Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 55, Johnny Chan, Legend of Legends: Part 1, The Early Years
- Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 57, Johnny Chan, Legend of Legends: Part 2, Turning Pro
- Sexton’s Corner, Vol.58, Johnny Chan, Legend of Legends: Part 3, ‘Poker’s Greatest Streak’
- Poker Legend: Johnny Chan
- Sexton’s Corner, Vol.60: Johnny Chan, Legend of Legends, Part 5 - Promos and Viewpoints
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Useful poker information:
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
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