Annie Duke wins $500,000 heads-up poker title
Former “Celebrity Apprentice” star Annie Duke has won $500,000 and become the first woman to win the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas. Duke beat 63 others in no-limit Texas Hold ‘em and bested fellow poker professional Erik Seidel late Sunday in a best-of-three finals. The tournament held at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip featured players squaring off in a…
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Poker glossary:
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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