Final Table Set for 2008 World Series of Poker
The Final Table is set for the 2008 World Series of Poker, and no big name poker pros are among the final nine. The players, who hail from New York, Missouri, Texas, Califorina, Denmark, Russia, and Canada, are being dubbed the “November Nine” thanks to the delay in the game this year, which will not resume again until the Fall. The nine players are: Dennis Phillips, Craig Marquis, Ylon Schwartz, Scott Montgomery, Darus Suharto, David “Chino” Rheem, Ivan Demidov, Kelly Kim, and Peter Eastgate, all of whom are competing for the $9 million top prize.
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Poker jargon:
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
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