Online Poker Weekend: ‘Ship Hamilton’, ‘NFrost_10′ Big Winners
Another big weekend on the online poker circuit saw both the big tournaments just get by their published guarantee numbers. Both the big rooms proved they are psychic when it comes to knowing their user bases, and how to set their guarantees….
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Casino poker language:
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
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