Bellagio To Host WPT World Championship
Las Vegas, NV (AHN) Nearly 600 top poker players from all over the world will converge at the The Bellagio Hotel and Casino for the World Poker Tours Season IV finale, The WPT World Championship.The prize pool is expected to reach anywhere between $12 - $15 million, with the winner taking home as much as $3.5 million.The tourney will take place April 18-24 with a $25,500 buy-in. It is expected to lure about 600 players and if the payout reaches $15 million, the final three spots will pay over
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Poker jargon:
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
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