World Poker Classic Kicks off in Vegas
April 10 - The 2007 Five Star World Poker Classic kicked off this weekend at the luxurious Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas, with results in for two of the 12 side tournaments to be played.
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Useful poker terms:
- 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.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
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