2008 WSOP Event #2 $1,500 NLHE, Day 1b: Bach Leads Record Field
Event #2, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Day 1b saw 1,881 starters take the field, bringing the total number for the event up to a record breaking 3,929 players. Event #2 is now officially the largest WSOP preliminary event in history…
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Casino poker language:
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
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