2006 WSOP: WSOP Big Limit Hold ‘em Starts Today
There are an entire different set of approaches to playing Limit Hold ‘em as opposed to No Limit Hold ‘em, and the fans of this particular version of Texas Hold ‘em have a shot at some big cash payouts in the 2006 WSOP Event 7, which begins today at noon. As the players take their seats in the WSOP tournament room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, they will have already put up $3,000 each for the privilege of playing with their peers and competitors. They won’t be alone in the room, as two other events are either continuing or wrapping up today…
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Poker slang:
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
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