Record Breaking Week for Online Poker at PokerStars
January 8 - PokerStars smashed record after record, including the largest sit and go tournament, in one single week, according to PokerScoutSite.com.
Related Poker News:
- Day 1 of the 2008 Borgata Poker Open Draws a Record-Breaking 1,192 Players
- Another Record for Online Poker
- The Nightly Turbo: FTOPS XIX Under Way, Dusk Till Dawn Announces Record-Breaking Grand Prix, and More
- Record-Breaking $5 Million Guaranteed Online Poker Tournament at AlamoPoker.com
- 2008 Starts Strong for Online Poker Rooms
- Big Online Poker Hand Makes Record Books
- WSOP Record Breaker Hellmuth
- Record Payouts Announced for WSOP
- PokerStars solidifies market share lead
- Online Poker Players Hit Record-Breaking $996,115.28 Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker
- Phil Hellmuth Breaks WSOP All-time Money Finishes Record
- PokerStars continues winning streak
Poker terminology:
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
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