Runaway Winner in the 2008 GPL Annual Poker League
The 2008 honour of being called the GPL champion went to Ron (nietgek) Schut from Holland after he beat more than 50,000 other players to win by over 3500 points. (PRWeb Jan 13, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1Mb3ZlLUVtcHQtTWFnbi1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=
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Poker jargon:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
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