World Poker Tour Five Diamond Classic: Tough Tale Draws, Landfish Leads; Mizzi Cracks Rockets
Day 2 action at the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic saw several interesting stories play out on the Bellagio floor. Arguably the biggest story of the day was the tough table draws as many pros found themselves…
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Poker jargon:
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- 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".
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