PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Final Table: Levy Pleases Hometown Crowd
In a marathon heads-up match that capped an exciting final table, Australian native Grant Levy took down the first-ever PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final at Sydney’s Star City Hotel and Casino, keeping the trophy home…
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Useful poker information:
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- 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.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
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