2008 WSOP Event #53 $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout: Round 2 in Progress
The $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout, Event #53, is the last scheduled open event of the WSOP prior to the Main Event. And that may be just one reason why this event drew such a large field. Initially planned to be capped at 720 players…
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Poker dictionary:
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
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