Betfair Asian Poker Tour to Have Great Dane
The man known as either “The Great Dane” or “The Trashman”, depending on who is labeling him, has announced that he will represent Full Tilt Poker’s team of pro poker players at the Betfair Asian Poker Tour, the first major poker tournament in Singapore. Gus Hansen, known for taking increadble risks at the poker table and backgammon board alike, will appear at the $5000 buy-in event, taking place this November 12-17. With a prize pool topping $1 million, Hansen is going to have tough competition, including Willie Tann, Bengt Sonnert, Thomas “Buzzer” Bhil and Ben “Milkybarkid” Grundy…
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Poker argot:
- 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.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
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