Worlds best clash in AsPac Poker Tour Friday
Former World Series of Poker champion Joe Hachem of Australia and 2004 WSOP Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu of the US head the stellar cast of players vying for the estimated pool of P25 million prize money in the Poker Stars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour starting Friday at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila.
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Poker lexicon:
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- 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.).
- 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.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
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