Jason Mercier Wins PokerStars EPT San Remo Final
April 10 - The young American player, Jason Mercier beat his opponents in quick succession at the final table of the PokerStars.com EPT leg in San Remo, pocketing $1.3-million in the process.
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Useful poker information:
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
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