The “durrrr” Challenge: Antonius Shaves $68,000 Off Dwan’s Lead
On an evening in which Tom “durrrr” Dwan played over 5,000 hands at stakes from $50/$100 to $300/$600 and won close to $1 million, he and Patrik Antonius managed to squeeze in a short session of the “durrrr” Challenge, marking their first meeting…
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Poker slang:
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.

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