World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 30th, 2008
Action continued in several events on Monday as the preliminary phase of the 2008 World Series of Poker moved closer to concluding, on the day first full day of action following Scotty Nguyen’s popular triumph in Event #45, the #50,000…
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Casino poker language:
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
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