888.com UK Poker Open champion named
UNITED KINGDOM (PRESS RELEASE) — In a thrilling final showdown, Estonian Marek ‘The Maverick’ Kolk scooped the top prize at this year’s 888.com UK Poker Open. He defeated UK #1 Roland De Wolfe, Theo Dalton, Dave Clayton, Simon Zach and online qualifier Alan Parkinson.
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Poker glossary:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
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