2007 WSOP Online Satellite Winners May Suffer Bad Beat
World Series of Poker owners, Harrah’s Entertainment, has made an unofficial statement that has the online poker world reeling in shock: they may not accept online satellite winners to the WSOP in 2007. Some 75% or more of the 8,773 players in the 2006 Main Event were online satellite winners, with the $10,000 buy in paid for by online poker rooms. Now that the US has passed a law enforcing a ban on online gambling, poker included, Harrah’s has moved to show respect for the law…
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Poker glossary:
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- 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.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
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