Jeff Haney on the odds on top players in the upcoming Heads-Up Poker Championship
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 (2 a.m.) Coming off his victory in last years 64-player field, Paul Wasicka will enter the fourth National Heads-Up Poker Championship as one of the favorites.
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Poker lingo:
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
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