2006 WSOP: Bubble Boys Compete for 2007 WSOP Main Event Entry

Milwaukee’s Best Light, a new affiliate of the World Series of Poker as their “presenting sponsor” had a surprise in store for the nine players who finished just outside of the money. Those who finished in places from 874 through 882, “on the bubble” as they say, were offered a spot at a special single table winner take all shootout which was played on Saturday, August 5, at 1:30 p.m. In the end it was Sunnyvale, California resident Hoa Man Nguyen who won the entry for next year, saving him $10,000…

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Tue, August 8th, 2006

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  • PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
  • DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
  • TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
  • OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
  • NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
  • MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
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