World Series of Poker includes 8,580 players
Amateurs, seasoned pros and celebrities sat down together Friday as the chips were divvied up and the cards dealt for the World Series of Poker.
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Casino poker language:
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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