Online poker star upsets pros for Canadian title
The 2009 Canadian Open Poker Championship at the Stampede Casino came down to a white-knuckled battle between a tournament-tested professional and an online poker enthusiast riding a hot hand.
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Poker talk:
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
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