Local man takes 2nd in poker tourney
Iowa City resident Dustin Dirksen came in second Saturday night in the World Series of Poker No Limit Hold em competition.
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Useful poker information:
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
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