Poker’s biggest tournament gets under way in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) -The marathon grind toward the richest pot in poker is under way. Play opened in the 39th World Series of Poker main event Thursday, with more than 1,000 players hoping to make it through a 10-hour day of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em agai…
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Poker dictionary:
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- 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."
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
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