2007 World Poker Congress
The 2007 World Poker Congress opened with Sue Schneider of Clarion Gaming pointing out that the big challenge in putting on poker conferences is finding a hospitable venue, and that Malta fits this need. Lucky for attendees, the event was being held in Malta, where big names from poker organizations from around the globe gathered to discuss the industry. The opening keynote address was delivered by two of the most high power people in the world of poker today, Steve Lipscomb of WPT Enterprises and Jeffrey Pollack of Harrah’s Entertainment, the company that owns the World Series of Poker.
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Poker terminology:
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
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