Two Million Chips: Six Months After
On August 10th, Jamie Gold won the 2006 World Series of Poker main event. Mr. Gold soon had issues collecting his $12 million in winnings, but those problems were recently resolved out of court…
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Poker glossary:
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
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