WSOP Updates, $10,000 Main Event, Day 1a – Tinten Olivier Leads
1,287 players started Day 1a in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, less than the 3,000 people tournament officials had allowed for, but still more than entered the Main Event altogether in any pre-Moneymaker year. Among…
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Poker glossary:
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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