World Poker Tour Foxwoods Kicks Off
This latest season of the World Poker Tour had a few new stops, a new hostess, and new poker millionaires, and there is a chance for one more of the latter as the final stop of the season kicks off at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. The Foxwoods Poker Classic is the name of the event, and big name players have been spotted in the field. Erick Lindgren, Hoyt Corkins, Raj Patel, T.J…
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Poker dictionary:
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
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