Inside the Poker Tour - 34 - From PokerStars III
There were 724 starters for the World Poker Tour Event in the Bahamas put on January 5 to 11, 2006 as Pokerstars III. This got the new year off to a big start with its first place of $1,363,100 plus a $25,000 dollar WPT Championship seat! The weather was a bit nippy but quite a nice break for most participants and for the second year in a row it is being held at Atlantis on Paradise Island. I can only sing high praises for this venue as I love it here. Although it is quite a journey from the west coast it is easy for most of the United States and for the Europeans. Many of the players won their seat online…
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Poker slang:
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
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