Rochester poker player headed to Vegas for top tourney
Derek Potter was one of seven grand prize winners in the Minnesota Poker League’s Fall Spectacular State Championship, which won him a seat at a Las Vegas poker table at Caesar’s Palace in the Free Poker Network’s national championship next month.
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Useful poker information:
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.

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