WSOP Champion Joe Hachem Sets Sights on New Zealand Poker Championships
Current World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champion Joe Hachem has confirmed his participation in the New Zealand Poker Championships. Hailing from Australia, New Zealand is just a short flight away for the poker champ. Hachem hopes to capture the NZ$60,000 (US$39,480) top prize and the New Zealand poker title to go along with his 2005 WSOP crown.
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Poker argot:
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
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