Asia Pacific poker draws record cast
A RECORD turnout of more than 300 participants showed up for the second season of the PokerStars.net-Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the Hyatt Hotel in Malate, Manila.
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Poker lingo:
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- 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.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
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