Poker pro tops 8,763 players
Two kings robbed Fred Goldberg of more than half-a-million dollars. But the Plantation poker professional is still a millionaire, after placing 10th the World Series of Poker earlier this month. His opponent’s pocket pair may have eliminated him from the competition, but Goldberg still walked away with a cool $1.15 million. Jamie Gold, a Mailibu, Calif., talent agent, won the top prize of $12
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Casino poker language:
- 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.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- 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.
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