2008 WCOOP To Launch Next Week
August 30 - Poker Stars has offered a guaranteed prize pool of a staggering $30 million over the time period of the World Championship of Online Poker.
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Useful poker information:
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- 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.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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