2008 WSOP Event #44 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Rebuys: Maistriaux, Kohlberg, Hanks Day 1 Leaders
The $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys Event #44 drew 879 players and, thanks to the 2,508 rebuys and add-ons, generated a prize pool of over $3.2 million. After ten rounds of play, the field had thinned to just 115 players, 34 shy of the…
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Poker lexicon:
- 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.
- 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.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
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