New Asia Pacific Poker Tour
The first Asia Pacific Poker Tour has come and gone, and the event’s sponsor, PokerStars, has announced the second go. The second season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour has been expanded with a new location in what might be a very unexpected locale, the People’s Republic of China. The event will take place at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino, which is also the site of the first live poker room in Macau…
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Poker dictionary:
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.

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