World Poker Tour Heats up in Early 2006
There will be no rest for the professionals even though the holiday season is upon us. The 2005 poker tournament trail will wrap up for the season in a couple days, and a short two weeks later they’ll have to have their games in shape to kick off the 2006 season. The World Poker Tour is going to be a major part of that kickoff!
Related World Poker Tour News:
- PartyPoker Premier League III, Day 3: Hellmuth, Eastgate Capture Heats
- Entries way down as World Series of Poker heats up
- Borgata Winter Poker Open Heats Up
- World Poker Tour Ships For PSP
- Action heats up for Online Poker Championship Final Event
- Professional Poker Tour Offers Something New
- JC Tran, Tony G Win PartyPoker Premier League Opening Heats
- PartyPoker Premier League III, Day 2: Tran Wins Second Heat, Opens Early Lead
- PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Announces World Poker Tour® For The Sony PSP Has Gone Gold
- Austrian Player Heats Up the Tables at Titan Poker
- PartyPoker Premier League, Day 1 – Tony G, Roland de Wolfe Win Heats
- PartyPoker Premier League III, Day Four: Eastgate, ‘durrrr’ Triumph in Heats
Poker glossary:
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- 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.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
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