Preliminary Scotty Nguyen Events Start This Week
The upcoming Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV kicks off on Thursday of this week with preliminary events that will point the way to the $5,000 Championship Event, which will run from November 18-20. Scotty, known for his previous victory at the World Series of Poker, his trademark mullet, his nickname “the Prince of Poker”, and for calling everyone “baby”, will play in the main event. The buy ins for the preliminary events start at $110 and don’t top $550…
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Casino poker language:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- 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.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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