Macau Poker Event a Record Breaker
The Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Macau event was already a trail blazer, being the first legal live poker tournament to take place inside the borders of the People’s Republic of China, and now it is a record breaker. The Macau event brought in enough players to make it the largest ever poker tournament to be held on Asian soil. 352 players paid $2,500 to play in the event, making it Asia’s largest poker tournament ever…
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Useful poker information:
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
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