The Year in Poker: June, 2007
June saw the 38th World Series of Poker being its record-setting run at the Rio in Las Vegas, with throngs of would-be poker champions stretching the facilities to its limits, if not beyond. Every day brought one or two new champs…
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- WPT Scheduled For 17 Shows
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- Meskwaki Casino to Offer Poker to Under-21 on June 1st
- Meskwaki Casino Offers Poker to Under-21 Gamblers on June 1
- Clinton Elks Charity Poker Run on June 13
- Little Lakers sponsoring Poker Run on June 7
- June Action at Party Poker
- The World Poker Store Inc. Announces “The Palace” June 2008 Opening in Loudi, China
- World Series of Poker Final Tables to be Streamed Live
Poker lingo:
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
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