Two hands reveal drama of tourney
I TRIED SOMETHING new the day of the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Championship event. Rather than sleep in on Day 1, I went to the MGM Grand at 11 a.m. to film the finale for Bravo’s “Top Chef” (I was a judge). Afterward, I went to the gym, and then made my customarily late entrance to a Championship poker event - a near-record 3 hours late.In this tournament, we started with $50,000 in chips and the blinds were raised very slowly, so that I had more than $47,000 in chips when I sat down. The
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Poker jargon:
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
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