Borgata Poker Event Draws Crowds
Some people liken it to watching grass grow or paint dry, yet each year the crowds seem only to grow at places like the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, the location of the World Poker Tour Winter Open for 2006. Saturday afternoon saw dozens of spectators around the rails watching as the players battled it out for spots in the final event of a No Limit Texas HoldÂ’em event. While there is no question that poker has become the latest spectator sport on TV, some find it odd that it would draw such an interested live crowd.
The TV viewers watch an hour or two of an event, ten or twenty hands with plenty of action, pivotal decision making, or important events such as when a player gets busted out…
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Poker glossary:
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- 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.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
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