Woodbridge: A poker capital?
Maybe there’s something in the water. Or the beer, take your pick. Four National Pub Poker League players from Woodbridge have taken trips to the Mansionpoker.net Poker Dome Challenge. Of those, two have won money, accounting for half of the NPPL Poker Dome winners.
Related Poker News:
- Edison man charged in armed robbery of Woodbridge poker tournament
- Woodbridge poker tournament robbed by armed, masked bandit
- Dublin Named Europe’s #1 Destination for Poker!
- Edison resident accused of being inside man for armed robbery at Woodbridge poker tourney
- Local man is finalist in poker challenge
- Man holds up American Legion poker game in Woodbridge, steals $2,400
- Suspect arrested in poker tourney robbery
- Virginia Man is Finalist in Poker Dome Challenge
- Woodbridge man eyes poker money
- Round-Up: D.I.C.E. Poker, Mind Candy Funding, New Metaboli Capital
- UPDATE: Edison man arrested in holdup of American Legion poker game in Woodbridge
- Poker is the New Major on Campus
Poker lingo:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- 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".
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
RSS feed
