Ontario Student Wins $1-million In Poker Game

A 22 year old University of Waterloo student will not have to fret about meeting his college tuition anymore, thanks to the end of a week of poker playing that has left him a millionaire. More than 700 players had all hoped it would be them, but the Third Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, held at the Atlantis Casino Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, ended with Steve Paul-Ambrose the emerging champion.
Tuesday was his day as the business and science student, in his third year at the University of Waterloo, snagged a seat at the World Poker Tours championship event in addition to his $1,363,100 cash prize. Mr…

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Poker slang:

QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.

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