2006 WSOP: $5k WSOP Event on Independence Day
While most Americans are out buying fireworks and firing up the grill, thousands are taking part in another great American pastime: playing poker. Not only playing poker, but playing at the World Series of Poker, where today Event 9 kicks off at Noon. This event is one of the largest of the series, with a $5,000 buy in playing the Cadillac of poker games, No-Limit Hold ‘em…
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Poker argot:
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- 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".
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
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