New Records at 2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker is just getting underway and already new records are being set in attendance, which is good news for the organizers of the event and the players themselves. Two years ago the poker boom was at its zenith, and then last year the attendance dropped off. With Event number 2, the first No Limit Texas Holdem event, the first day had more than two thousand players, and the second day close to the same number…
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Poker argot:
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
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