PokerStars hosts largest poker tournament in history
The largest poker tournament in history took less than 11 hours to complete. PokerStars, celebrating the one-year anniversary of their weekly Sunday Million, drew 10,508 players for their $1.5 million guaranteed event, creating the largest field for any big-buy-in-tournament live or online.
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Casino poker language:
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
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