The PokerStars Big Game: Ernest Wiggins Steps into the Ring
It took only about ten minutes of airtime to reveal that the PokerStars Big Game hit a home run with its format. Unlike last year’s ill-fated Face the Ace, which paired amateur qualifiers with pros in heads-up matches, the Big Game gives one…
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Useful poker terms:
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- 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.
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