Today Phil Hellmuth Talks Poker
The man known as the “Poker Brat” also had another nickname when he first started out in the world of pro poker - the Madison Kid. Phil Hellmuth is his name, and tournament Texas Holdem is his game. He holds 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, more than anyone else, and in his home town of Madison, Wisconsin as part of an online poker room’s sponsorship of the Mad City Men’s Expo, there is a two-day event…
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Poker lexicon:
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
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