Tom Schneider Wins WSOP Player of the Year

The race is over, and the only player to win multiple bracelets at the 2007 World Series of Poker has been named the WSOP Player of the Year. Tom Schneider picked up 255 points with his two victories and one other cash, keeping him ahead of runner up Jeffrey Lisandro by a scant 30 points. In terms of cashes Lisandro led the felid (tied with POY 5th place finisher Phil Hellmuth) with 6, but he won only one bracelet…

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Poker jargon:

• OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
• INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
• SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
• ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
• HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
• ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.