2006 WSOP: WSOP Event 3 Starts Today

With two events begun sporting 2,000 plus players each, anticipation among World Series of Poker officials and players around today’s Pot-Limit event is likely running high. The Texas Hold ‘em Pot Limit event, which has a $1,500 buy in, is the first event of the season that differs from the super popular “no limit” style of Hold ‘em.

The three day event, kicking off at noon today, follows a similar format but limits betting to the amount currently in the pot, rather than allowing a player to declare “all in” and shove their entire stack of chips to the center. Last year’s champion is Thom Werthman, who took home $369,535 after beating a field of 1,071 players….

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Useful poker information:

OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
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.
FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.

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