2006 WSOP: Fun Loving Home Game Player Wins Ladies WSOP
Mary Jones Meyer may not have the name recognition of Jennifer Tilly, but she is now a member of the same club as the winner of the Ladies Event at the World Series of Poker this year. Last year it was movie star Jennifer Tilly who took the event, along with a similar event at the World Poker Tour. Meyer has had some WPT success as well, being the last woman to get knocked out of a WPT event in Vegas last year, earning her the biggest prize of her career at around $2,700…
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Poker terminology:
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- 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.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
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