888.com Qualifier lounges by the pool on Day 3 of his WSOP Main Event

888.com Qualifier misses Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event, but still manages to go home with $21,300 in prize winnings and a WSOP cash to his name…

MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.

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