US Poker Championship Winner: Alex Jacob

One of America’s biggest poker tournaments that is not part of a tour, the US Poker Championship, has come to a close, and Alex Jacob is the man of the hour. Jacob picked up his first major title when he won the Main Event Saturday, beating out the rest of the field, all of whom put up $10,000 to play. His victory over 261 other players earned him over $800,000, as well as the respect of many of the world’s toughest players, who were in it against him…

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Poker glossary:

WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
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.
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.

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