2006 WSOP: William Chen Wins WSOP Event 21
Bill Chen, a long time associate of 2004 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer and a man many poker players look to for advice on how to play cash games, has turned out to be a force to be reckoned with this year in the tournament play the entire poker world watches, the World Series of Poker. Chen, who took the first place bracelet in Event 7 this year on July 4th, made it two so far as he scored the win in Event 21 on July 15th. Chen played in the six handed final table masterfully, managing to outlast four players until it was heads-up, and then brought in his opponent with the nut straight for the win….
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Poker lingo:
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
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