J.C. Tran Expands Lead In POY Race
After a flurry of tournament activity in March, several players have entered into contention for the 2007 Poker Player of the Year race, but one name continues to be the class of the field after the first quarter of the year….
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Poker argot:
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- 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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