PokerStars.net APPT Manila, Day 2: Nam, Marcus, Nelson Headline Final
Seventy-seven players returned to the Hyatt Hotel & Casino in Manila yesterday to continue their quest for the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila championship, including 2007 champion Brett Parise, chip leaders Michael Shell…
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Casino poker language:
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- 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.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
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