Peppermill Poker a Success
The Peppermill’s 2007 Fall Poker Tournament paid out over half a million dollars and has been declared a success. The event, which ran in the months of October and November, paid out $529,000 to those of the 2,500 people attending who wound up “in the money”, which is poker means winning a cash prize. Some wound up earning more than thirty thousand dollars, and one player won a cruise…
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Useful poker information:
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- 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.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
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