A game of poker survival
LAS VEGAS — Bust by bust, the crowd of poker players eyeing the $8.25 million jackpot inched closer Thursday to the lucky group guaranteed to walk away winners at the 2007 World Series of Poker main event.
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Poker argot:
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
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