$50K HORSE tourney replaced at poker World Series
The World Series of Poker plans to change the format of one of its most prestigious tournaments next year to make it easier for television viewers to follow. Series officials said Thursday that the $50,000 mixed-game H.O.R.S.E. tournament will be replaced by an event rotating eight games before culminating with no-limit Texas Hold ‘em at the final table.
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Poker glossary:
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
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