Binion’s hosts Poker Author Challenge
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (PRESS RELEASE) — The first annual Poker Author Challenge is happening at Binion’s in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, January 21, 2007. Book signing and Registration begins at 10 a.m.
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Poker glossary:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- 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.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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