Countdown To The World Series, Part Six: How Many?
When you look back at the history of the World Series of Poker, it is astounding the growth of the event. Back in 1970, Benny Binion put on the World Series as a way to draw the biggest poker players..
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Poker dictionary:
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
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