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Daniel Negreanu, by his own admission, lost more money than he won at last year’s World Series of Poker.That’s what $10,000 buy-ins will do for you.But Negreanu got the monkey off his back in a big way in the first week of the 2006 tournament season, winning a WSOP event in Tunica, Miss., and pocketing $755,525. Negreanu had won WSOP bracelets in 1998, 2003 and 2004.”The key to winning for me is that I stayed out of marginal situations,” said Negreanu. “I don’t want to get into a race with 6-6 a
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Useful poker information:
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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