Atlantic City Poker Tournament Makes Record Books

The first day of the 2nd annual Borgata Winter Poker Open opened events on January 17th, and the 1,370 poker players participating in Event 1 made the event the largest poker tournament in Atlantic City’s history. Novice and pro players joined together, both live and internet players, all to participate in the WPT Classic and the Borgata Winter Open, which will run through January 30th. Poker fans would have recognized plenty of standout pros taking place in the event, including Daniel Negreanu and Men Nguyen, and one of the latest poker champions, 2006 WSOP winner Jamie Gold.

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Poker dictionary:

S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.

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