WPT World Championship, Day 5: Mortensen Faces History
June 1, 2002 was a historic date for poker. That’s when the World Poker Tour taped their very first episode here at Bellagio — nearly a year before anyone ever heard of an accountant named Chris Moneymaker…
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Casino poker language:
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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