Live From World Series of Poker: Winners, Losers, Characters
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — The winner of this year’s World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas will walk away with $12 million, almost 10 times what Tiger Woods earned for winning the British Open in July. The participants, 8,773 professional and amateur gamblers, each paid $10,000 for a shot at the windfall.
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Poker talk:
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
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