Poker Legend Walter ‘Puggy’ Pearson Dies
One of the great characters of the game, Puggy Peason, a former World Series Of Poker Main Event winner (1973) and a legendary gambler, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 77.
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Poker jargon:
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
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