PokerStars.net APPT Sydney, Day 1c: Hachem Moves On as Guttman Tops Board
Day 1c of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final attracted more big names to Sydney’s Star City Hotel and Casino. The last of three opening days featured both local stars such as Billy ‘The Croc’ Argyros, Gary Benson…
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Poker argot:
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- 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.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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