Poker: Chips flushed down the river
The Legends of Poker event at the Bicycle Casino kicked off the domestic part of World Poker Tour’s Season X with a healthy field of 757 players, who ponied up the necessary $3,700 to buy in — sometimes twice, as a re-entry into Day 1b was allowed for those who were eliminated on Day 1a.
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Poker talk:
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- 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.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
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