Poker In 2006 – One Writer’s View of the Top Nine Players of the Year
The poker world of 2006 offered more high-dollar tournaments than in any year previous. Each month, it seemed, there were anywhere from three to five $10,000 buy-in events. This made it very difficult for not only the professionals in poker….
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Poker terminology:
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
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