Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu, Day 2: Han, Willcocks Pull Away from the Field

It was a third day in paradise for the 153 players who started in the Day 2 field for the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour, Cebu, Main Event. Bright sunshine, cooling sea breezes and luscious, over-ripe mangoes were the only rewards for the…

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Poker dictionary:

OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).

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