WSOP Stories: Getting Ready for the WSOP
I’m not Doyle, Phil, Chip, or Johnny – not even close. For them the World Series of Poker is a matter of business. For me it is a major poker adventure. Just so we’re clear, I’m no neophyte; I’ve been around. I’ve played in many…
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Poker lingo:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
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