Two locals still alive in poker championship
The Main Event of the 2009 Southern Poker Championship is down to 27 players, including two locals.
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Poker glossary:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
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