Nguyen out to win poker tournament for Las Vegas
Through his illustrious poker career, one phrase has become the trademark of poker pro Scott Nguyen - “Yeah, baby.” Nguyen had plenty of opportunities to use the two words Friday at the Bellagio. Nguyen started the day short-stacked with 300,000 chips at the World Poker Tours Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic, but finished with 4.9 million chips to enter tomorrows final second out of six …
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Useful poker terms:
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- 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.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
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