2006 WSOP: Second Chances Abound at WSOP
One of the main reasons players head for Sin City in the summer is to play in the World Series of Poker. As the fields swell with hopeful pros and internet qualifying seat winners, the odds of actually snagging a gold WSOP bracelet seem to get smaller and smaller every year, but there are plenty of other ways to win cash, at least, during the WSOP, including Second Chance Tournaments.
The Second Chance events are held every day a regular WSOP event is held, but they are not linked, meaning you don’t have to play in the WSOP Event to play the Second Chance event. They do offer those who bust out a fairly cheap shot at winning a tourney in the same day, however….
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Poker argot:
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
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