The Sunday Briefing: Ainsworth Comes Close, Grippo Victorious in Brawl, and More
A look at the results from some of online poker’s biggest Sunday tournaments.
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- The Sunday Briefing: Dan “danloulou” Smyth Banks a Sunday Million Win and $215,555
- The Sunday Briefing: “Sumai” Banks a Sunday Million Win and $225,000
Poker terminology:
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
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