Online Poker Player Wins Six Figures

Online poker room Full Tilt Poker recently concluded their $750,000 guaranteed tournament on Easter Sunday and one player left the game with more than $100,000 as his prize. The final table action got underway with nine players out of the field of 3,784, the number of players who put up the $200 buy in to participate in the online tournament. JohnnyBax was the only professional poker player in the game whose name was recognized by those watching…

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Wed, March 26th, 2008

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Useful poker terms:

  • BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
  • PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
  • CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
  • LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
  • TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
  • RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
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