Borgata Poker Open Begins
When Borgata opened its doors in 2003, they quickly secured a spot on the World Poker Tour, and the Borgata Poker Open has been a staple of the WPT ever since. This season’s event is officially underway, with plenty of top players from around the country and the world paying their buy in and taking their seats. This year broke an attendance record at 560 players, putting together a prize pool of $5.4 million…
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Useful poker terms:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
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