Amateur Has Advantages in High Stakes Poker
The one man coming into the next big high stakes poker game is the one with the least experience - but the biggest bankroll. The founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté, will be the one amateur in the upcoming High Stakes Poker show on GSN. Doyle Brunson, the most experienced man at the table, said Guy was the only one comfortable playing in this particular game, due to the stakes - the minimum buy in for this cash poker game is a half million dollars…
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Poker glossary:
- 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.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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