High-stakes poker tournament coming to Singapore
Singapore (dpa) - The first high-stakes poker tournament in Asia has received approval from the Singapore government with a projected prize pool of more than US$ 2 million, organizers said on Friday.
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Poker jargon:
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
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