Famous Japanese Poker Player Kim Wooka Ready to Win Big in Asia Pacific Poker Tour
Up and coming Japanese poker star Kim Wooka is living the dream in Osaka, Japan this month as she gets ready to compete in two of the most important Asian poker tournaments, the Asian Poker Tour and Asia Pacific Poker Tour.
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Poker lingo:
- 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.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
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