Irish Poker Championship Underway

The Eglinton Card Room and Casino saw the cards in the air for the first stop on this year’s Party Poker Irish Poker Championship Tour. There will be seven more stops in Ireland to celebrate the events, and players still have a chance to qualify at the online site that sponsors the events, Party Poker. The first stop on the tour featured a lot of big name poker players, such as Marcel “the Flying Dutchman” Luske, Jon Kalmar, Padraig Parkinson, Noel Furlong, and Mike Sexton…

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Useful poker terms:

WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.

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