2006 WSOP: Pro Players Expected to Rule WSOP
With a field expected to hit around 8,000 this year for the Main Event at the 2006 World Series of Poker, it would be nearly impossible to predict who would win the whole shooting match. Odds are weighted in favor of the amateurs just by sheer force of numbers, but pros have a few advantages yet to play. With the ever increasing field the WSOP is becoming more and more like a lottery but, as Doyle Brunson once said, the pro players are holding more tickets than the rest of the gang.
The general feeling is that the majority of the WSOP bracelets this year will be going to the pros, and with the first event underway, it won’t be long before this theory is put into practice….
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Poker lingo:
- 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.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
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