Success of amateurs at poker’s biggest event has more people thinking they can win it all

ector Contreras figures he has as good a chance as anyone to win the poker world’s most prestigious event.

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Sat, July 4th, 2009

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  • RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
  • OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
  • STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
  • IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
  • STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
  • HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
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