Top Ten Stories of 2010: #5, Isildur1’s Journey to PokerStars

Isildur1 continued to fascinate the poker world in 2010, culminating in a sponsorship deal with PokerStars.

QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.

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