The Online Railbird Report: Wild Weekend for Dwan, Sahamies and Isildur1

Full Tilt Poker hosted some huge action this weekend, largely driven by the presence of everyone’s favorite online poker punching bag “Isildur1.” There were epic heads-up matches, swingy six-max games, and as many as eight tables of $300/$600…

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Useful poker terms:

• 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.
• PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
• DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
• PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
• MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
• PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.