PurePlay to Award Coveted Seat at World’s Biggest Poker Tournament
PurePlay, the first and largest U.S.-compliant play-for-cash online poker destination, today announced the kick-off of its World Series Tournament. The tournament winner will be awarded a coveted seat at the World Series of Poker* Main Event to be held in Las Vegas in July 2008.
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Poker lingo:
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
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