Madison dropout sets poker record
LAS VEGAS (AP) Phil Hellmuth Jr. became the winningest World Series of Poker player ever, beating 2,627 other players to win his 11th series tournament and move past Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan in the bracelet race. Hellmuth a 42-year-old who dropped of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to play professionally, won a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Holdem event, beating Andy Philacheck at the final …
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Useful poker information:
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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