2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Nears Completion

With the addition of two qualifiers from Caesars Palace qualifiers and a couple of replacements in the original announced list of invitations, the 64-player lineup for the upcoming 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship…

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Poker dictionary:

• STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
• 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.
• CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
• OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
• SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
• MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.