World Series of Poker lands in Bluffs
It’s billed as the world’s “richest sporting event,” and Council Bluffs is its home for the next 10 days. A World Series of Poker circuit event, projected to have a $1 million pool, opened Monday with its major kick-off at Horseshoe Casino.
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Poker argot:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
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