WSOP-Circuit Atlantic City, Day 3: Brent Roberts Rolls to Gold
After three days and countless hands of poker, Brent ‘Astrolux85′ Roberts bested a field of 178 competitors to stand alone as the World Series of Poker Circuit Atlantic City Champion. The 23-year-old New Yorker adds a Circuit…
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Poker jargon:
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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