World Series of Pokers main event Day 4
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 (6:18 p.m.) DAY: 4 (Officially known as Day 1D). BIG NEWS: The top prize at the main event of the World Series of Poker will be more than $9 million this year, and more than 650 players will get some piece of a $64 million prize pool, tournament officials said Sunday.
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Poker slang:
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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