Americans and Canadians Square Off in World’s Largest Free Roll Poker Tournament
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Jan. 4, 2007 — PokerStars, the world’s largest poker website, announces the grand finale of the largest, free online poker tournament in history, the Moneymaker Millionaire.
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Poker lexicon:
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- 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.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
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