World Series of Poker gets under way in Vegas
Top poker professionals and amateurs with deep pockets put up $40,000 apiece Thursday to square off in the first major tournament at the World Series of Poker.
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Poker glossary:
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- 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.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
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