Juha Helppi Crowned First Extreme Poker Champion by Interpoker.com
If you wanted to be a spectator at this poker tournament you had to bring your scuba gear and be prepared to take a dive. Outlasting seasoned professional poker players such as Kenna James and Phil “the Unabomber” Laak, Juha Helppi swam to victory in the waters off the coast of St. Kitts to become the first Inter Poker Extreme Poker Champion.
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Poker lingo:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
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