The World Poker Tour World Championship Breaks Records for Prize Pool and Attendance
(Press Release) The WPT World Championship(TM), appropriately-held over the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake, set some earth-shattering records, boasting a record 605 players and a record prize pool of $15,125,000 dollars, including $3.7 million for the winner!
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Poker talk:
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".

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