WSOP Champ Continues Charity Work
He may not have been the poker representative people were expecting, but 2007 World Series of Poker World Champion Jerry Yang hasn’t been idle. While most people expect the WSOP champ to appear in all the big events and talk about poker, Yang has instead been selectively choosing his appearances, and in some cases it is to coincide with a charitable event. The latest case is Yang teaming up with Feed the Children, an international hunger relief organization, to distribute food and other items…
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Poker dictionary:
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- 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.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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