The Most Influential Player in Poker
It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows a bit about poker that the most influential player in the game is Doyle Brunson. This is the result handed out by Bluff Magazine in their much anticipated 2008 Poker Power 20. The Bluff staff put together the top twenty forces that influence the game of poker, including TV networks and websites along with players and executives…
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Poker lexicon:
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- 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".
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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