WCOOP – Event #21, $5,200 H.O.R.S.E.: ‘hairos’ Chops and Wins
PokerStars held two of its biggest events in this year’s World Championship of Online Poker on Saturday, with the first being Event #21, $5,200 H.O.R.S.E. This year, the event brought in 177 entrants, two more than last year…
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Poker talk:
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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