2007 WSOP Recap: Event #1 $5000 Mixed Game Event, Day 2 — Late Start Doesn’t Delay First Final …

The Amazon Room at the Rio was packed with poker players eager to get action going on Saturday, so packed that table space was an issue early in the day. The crush of players delayed the start of Day 2 of the first event of this year’s…

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Poker glossary:

• POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
• LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
• KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
• SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
• DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
• STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".