The Final Table, Part Five: The Crystal Ball of 2006
As we make our preparations for the New Year, we’ve looked at the best and the worst that 2005 had to offer. Now, with 2006 dawning, it’s time to peer into the crystal ball and see perhaps what 2006 will bring the world of poker.
1. The World Series of Poker 2006 - Harrah’s is prepared to have 8,000 players step to the felt for the $10,000 Championship Event, which will commence play with the first of four starting days on July 28th. While this number is a great target, it will not have that many players…
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Poker jargon:
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
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