2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship: Ferguson and Bloch Make Finals

Of the elite eight players in the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, two had advanced from the quarterfinal round in previous years: former WSOP champions Huck Seed and Chris Ferguson. Orel Hershiser and Jonathan ‘FieryJustice’…

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Poker dictionary:

• FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
• LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
• WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
• 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.
• RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
• BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.