Varkonyi “Runs Away” with Extreme Poker Title in Arctic Circle

KEMI, Finland - Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, won InterPoker.com’s latest Extreme Poker Challenge on Wednesday, beating Finland’s Juha Helppi in a tournament played outside in sub-zero temperatures.

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Poker glossary:

STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
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.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.

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