The Year in Poker: September, 2007
News from the poker world in September came primarily from the felt itself. The month brought numerous major events, both online and live, capped by the history-making, inaugural World Series of Poker Europe festivities in London…
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Poker terminology:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- 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.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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