The Sunday Briefing: PokerStars Sunday Million Sees Three Six-Figure Winners
Another Sunday on the virtual felt is in the books as the major online poker sites ran their standard Sunday tournaments. Despite a smaller field than usual in the PokerStars Sunday Million, three players emerged with six-figure pay days. The…
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Poker jargon:
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
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