2006 WSOP: What Will Become of the New WSOP Poker Pros
Every year fans tune in to the ESPN broadcast of the World Series of Poker, or purchase a plane ticket and fly to Las Vegas to be in the mix themselves. They love to watch their favorite poker professionals battle it out on the felt to try and prove their supremacy of the game of poker, not to mention taking up huge cash prizes. In addition to the pros every year, a new spate of amateurs are thrust into the spotlight when they beat huge fields of players and pick up the coveted World Series of Poker bracelets…
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Poker slang:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- 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.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
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