Day 3 at the main event of the World Series of Poker
BIG NEWS: Sam Farha, the runner-up to Chris Moneymaker in 2003 and a well-known face in poker circles, was out of the tournament less than an hour after it started. He went out when his full house got beaten by four 6s.
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Poker lexicon:
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
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