2006 WSOP: Lucky Number 13 Begins Today at WSOP
Not all poker players are superstitious, but enough hold on to horseshoes, rub rabbit’s feet, and wear the same pair of socks they wore during their last big game to qualify. Today, while it is Friday, it isn’t the 13th, but the 13th event at the World Series of Poker is kicking off at noon, and it will be interesting to see how many players stay away. Event 13 is the $2,500 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament, the fifth No-Limit event so far (counting open and full handed events only) with plenty more to come, including the Big One, a $10,000 Main Event that promises to draw around 8,000 players and offer a first prize approaching $10,000,000…
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Useful poker terms:
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
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