Poker Greats To Teach Skills To Become Champions
SKYCITY, in conjunction with World Poker Seminars, is proud to announce two of the biggest names in professional poker will hold a Poker Academy when in town for the SKYCITY Festival of Poker next month.
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Poker argot:
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- 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.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- 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.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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