WSOP Champ to Sponsor a Tournament
The reigning World Series of Poker champion, Jerry Yang, has not been in the press very much since his win, but he is putting his name on a poker tournament to be held about a week before the start of the next WSOP, where Jerry will have to defend his title. The event, called Jerry Yang No Limit Holdem Tournament Series, will last for five days at the Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino. Jerry picked that spot because of the history he has with the card room…
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Poker slang:
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
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