Borgata Winter Open Has Record Numbers
Whoever thinks that poker is on the decline only has to look at the players signing up to play in the Borgata Winter Open to see they are mistaken. The event, taking place in Atlantic City, NJ, often called the “Las Vegas of the East Coast”, put up record numbers with 482 players signing up to play in event number five, a $1,500 buy in tourney with over $2.2 million in the accumulated prize pool. Hevad “Rainkhan” Khan was on hand amid local pros, such as New Jersey’s Robert “Action Bob” Hwang.
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Useful poker information:
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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