Vancouver man wins World Series of Poker

A Vancouver man has won the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Duncan Bell, 32, a professional player for eight years, collected nearly $700-thousand dollars and a coveted World Series of Poker gold …

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Poker jargon:

ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.

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