Jeff Haney tells poker fans how they can get a piece of the action in World Series of Poker, even if it’s only for 29
The World Series of Poker’s main event begins Friday at the Rio, with Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren among the betting favorites to win the tournament.
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Useful poker terms:
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- 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.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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