World Championship of Online Poker Kicks Off

While we watch the stars of poker battle in televised tournaments on the Travel Channel and ESPN, the silent majority that is the online community begins its search for the cyberspace poker chamipion. On September 16th, 2006 the World Championship of Online Poker kicks off at PokerStars.com.

This championship includes a field of 18 events. This year they have addded a new wrinkle and are including a $5,000+$200 H.O.R.S.E…

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Useful poker information:

TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
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.
EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.

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