Player Enjoys Extraordinary Run at PKR Poker

November 17 - Two victories and an impressive third place at PKR Masters online poker tournament - three months in a row.

MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.

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