Poker Thrilla in Manila?
Poker’s finest will be invading the Philippines next week to take part in the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) first ever World Celebrity Poker Tournament. While not actually taking place in the nation’s capital city of Manila, Cebu, the country’s second-largest city, will see the likes of Doyle Brunson and his son, Todd, come to play in the special poker event at Casino Filipino.
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Poker jargon:
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- 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.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
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