The Final Table, Part Two: Best Poker Players of 2005
If the millions of dollars and excellent poker played in 2005 wasn’t enough to impress the average person, the play by a select few was truly stunning. Whether they were the winners of big tournaments or simply showed their skills on the year-long tournament poker circuit, the men (and the one woman!) listed below upped their games in 2005 and made their impression on what was a great year in 2005!
While the Best Players of 2005 may look like the list of usual suspects at the top of the Player of the Year race…
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Poker argot:
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
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