Hellmuth prefers to be top dog ahead of Heads Up tournament

LAS VEGAS (AP) - If there’s one thing that bothers Phil Hellmuth Jr., it’s not being considered top dog.Hellmuth, known as the “Poker Brat” for his on-camera tantrums after unfortunate turns of the cards, looks to defend his title in the 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship beginning Saturday.The three-day tournament, with $1.5 million in prize money, draws top professional poker players and celebrities in one-on-one elimination showdowns.What gets Hellmuth is that even as reigning champion

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OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
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RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.

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