New WSOP 2007 Rules Released
Information about this years version of the ‘Granddaddy’ of all poker tournaments keeps rolling in. The rules for the 2007 World Series of Poker have just been released, there are 93 in all. Here are a few….
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Poker slang:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
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