2008 WSOP Event #53, $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout: Graham Overtakes Bellande for Bracelet
The final preliminary preceding the WSOP Main Event, Event #53, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, began its second day with 72 players still vying for the $278,180 first prize. At the start of the day, Matt Graham had already secured his third…
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Poker lingo:
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
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