Man Wins Record WPT Prize
CALIFORNIA (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Tour Record Prize of $2.4 Million U.S. won by Allan Goehring at the Commerce Casino.This is by far the biggest first place prize to date for any regular event on the World Poker Tour. A record field of 692 players,each posting an entry fee of $10,000 U.S. created a prize pool of almost $7 Million U.S. Dollars. Proof positive that poker is on a very big runaway upswing, with prize money growing feverishly faster on the World Poker Tour than it ever did
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Poker terminology:
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
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