The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. 11: 2002 WSOP, Before the Boom, Part 3 — Phil Ivey

The 2002 World Series of Poker saw the emergence of today’s biggest poker celebrity. At this point I have to apologize to Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, and of course "the other Phil," but without a doubt Phil Ivey has become…

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Poker dictionary:

• MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
• BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
• POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
• CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
• 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".
• HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.