Weekend Online Poker Tournament Pays Big

The hard hitting high rollers, as well as the dreamers, are pounding the halls of the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino for the next few weeks as they all take shots at the big time during the 2006 World Series of Poker. Some players, however, are taking a shot at the big time from the comfort of their homes by playing online. At online poker rooms like Poker Stars Million Dollar prize pools are drawing in the players, such as a recent event where the winner took home nearly $150 grand…

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Poker terminology:

PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.

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