Raynham man wins $500,000 in poker tourney

Mohegan Sun hosted the $500,000 Guaranteed Fall Showdown, a nine-day event starting on Nov. 14. Christopher Barns of Raynham won second place in the fifth of 10 competitions. This economically friendly event offered reasonable buy-ins and one of the top poker prize pools in New England, said casino officials.

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Poker lexicon:

S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.

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