Fallsview Casino Resort to host the World Poker Tour Canadian Open in October
Officials with Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that the resort will host the first-ever World Poker Tour Canadian Open from October 22 to October 24 - just days before the giants of the poker community arrive in Niagara Falls for the WPT North American Poker Championship, beginning October 25.
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Poker argot:
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- 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.

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