Poker Legend Puggy Pearson Passes Away
He was one of the grand old timers of poker, from before they’re never wise to World Series of Poker. In fact, if it wasn’t for consummate gambler Puggy Pearson, there likely wouldn’t even be a World Series of Poker. A pal of the WSOP founder, it was Pearson, after a marathon game of poker, who came up with the idea for a tournament and coined the term used today, “freeze out.” Mr…
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Useful poker information:
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- 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.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
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