Five Thoughts About World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
After a four-year hiatus, the World Poker Tour made a triumphant return to the Aviation Club de France this month, with Danish pro Theo Jorgensen adding a WPT title to his belt and Freddy Deeb notching a win in the €20,000 buy-in high-roller event…
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Poker jargon:
- 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.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- 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.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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