2008 WSOP: Event #27, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em: Bernard Lee Tops Day 1 Pack
Event #27 drew a capacity crowd of 2,706 players, including returning champ, Phil Hellmuth Jr. won this event last year — giving him a record 11 WSOP bracelets and a nice payday in the amount of $637,254. The top 270 players…
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Poker slang:
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- 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.
- 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.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
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