PokerStars Crowns The 2009 World Champion of Online Poker

ISLE OF MAN, UK–(Marketwire - 09/29/09) - The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event ended late last Monday, September 21, after thousands of players competed for 23 hours to win their share of the $10,720,000 prize pool. Yevgeniy ‘Jovial Gent’ Timoshenko, a professional player originally from Ukraine, cut through the 2,144 player field in the $5,200 No Limit Hold’em …

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Tue, September 29th, 2009

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  • OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
  • OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
  • 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.
  • FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
  • CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
  • 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.
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