PokerStars Breaks World Poker Record
December 31 - A massive 35,000 players logged on simultaneously to PokerStars’ website to play in a tournament over the weekend, essentially breaking all previous world records.
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Poker glossary:
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
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