Lee Markholt Wins World Poker Tour 2008
March 31 - Lee Markholt won his first ever WPT title after beating top players such as Phil Ivey and David Pham at the final table of the World Poker Tour 2008 tournament.
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Poker lexicon:
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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