Irish Poker Open 2007 Betting Market Launched

The 2 million guaranteed Irish Open 2007 is likely to prove Paddy Powers most successful poker betting event ever. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.

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