Poker Tournament
Do you know what Bad Beat, Flop, Gut Shot, Kicker, Stone Cold Bluff, or Tilt refers to? If you do, chances are you have an itch to participate in a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament.
Use your skill (and luck) and join the
2nd Annual World Ticket Conference Poker Tournament!
Go head-to-head with other attendees as you try to become the 2010 World Ticket Conference Poker Champ!
The tournament will be held on Friday evening, July 16th.
Buy-in: $150 per person
Simply choose "yes" for Poker Tournament on your registration.
Click here to register.
If you have already registered, you can still add the Poker Tournament.
Click here add the Poker Tournament to your registration.
Just in case you do not know what the terms above refer to, here are some definitions:
Bad Beat - this refers to losing a hand when you were the strong odds favorite to win. i.e. - an example of a bad beat would be holding pocket Aces against a player holding pocket 2's, and your opponent ends up beating you by hitting another 2 on the last card.
Flop - In Texas Hold'em, each player has two cards dealt to them, and then shares five community cards. These five community cards, however, do not all get dealt at the same time. There are rounds of betting at certain intervals during the deal. After the first two cards are dealt to each player, there is a round of betting. Then, three of the five community cards are dealt at one time on the board. This is what's known as the "flop" - the first three cards being dealt on the board. The fourth card is called the "turn", and the final, fifth card is known as the "river".
Gut Shot - a hand where you have 4 of the 5 cards needed to make a straight, but your 4 cards are not "connected" or in sequential order, so you need a single card in the middle of your straight to complete the straight. i.e. - you are holding 5 6, and the board shows 7, 9, 10. At that moment, you have a gut shot; only the 8 will make your straight. This type of hand is also known as an "inside straight draw" or a "belly-buster straight draw".
Kicker - the kicker refers to your tie-breaking card. For example, if I am holding an Ace and King, and the board shows Ace, 5, 8, 2, 6 - I would have a pair of Aces with a King kicker. My opponent may have an Ace also, but with a weaker kicker, in which case I will win the showdown.
Stone Cold Bluff - This is the act of betting your hand with no real possibility of winning the hand if your bet is called. Unlike the semi-bluff, where you still have the potential to make a winning a hand, the stone cold bluff is not relying on the cards, but on your opponent folding.
Tilt - This term refers to a player who is angry, upset, or emotionally unstable, impacting his poker game in a negative manner. For example, a player who just suffered a "bad beat" may go on "tilt". A player on tilt will often play erratically and more aggressively than his usual tendency.
Do you know what Bad Beat, Flop, Gut Shot, Kicker, Stone Cold Bluff, or Tilt refers to? If you do, chances are you have an itch to participate in a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament.Use your skill (and luck) and join the
2nd Annual World Ticket Conference Poker Tournament!
Go head-to-head with other attendees as you try to become the 2010 World Ticket Conference Poker Champ!
The tournament will be held on Friday evening, July 16th.
Buy-in: $150 per person
Simply choose "yes" for Poker Tournament on your registration.
Click here to register.
If you have already registered, you can still add the Poker Tournament.
Click here add the Poker Tournament to your registration.
Just in case you do not know what the terms above refer to, here are some definitions:
Bad Beat - this refers to losing a hand when you were the strong odds favorite to win. i.e. - an example of a bad beat would be holding pocket Aces against a player holding pocket 2's, and your opponent ends up beating you by hitting another 2 on the last card.
Flop - In Texas Hold'em, each player has two cards dealt to them, and then shares five community cards. These five community cards, however, do not all get dealt at the same time. There are rounds of betting at certain intervals during the deal. After the first two cards are dealt to each player, there is a round of betting. Then, three of the five community cards are dealt at one time on the board. This is what's known as the "flop" - the first three cards being dealt on the board. The fourth card is called the "turn", and the final, fifth card is known as the "river".
Gut Shot - a hand where you have 4 of the 5 cards needed to make a straight, but your 4 cards are not "connected" or in sequential order, so you need a single card in the middle of your straight to complete the straight. i.e. - you are holding 5 6, and the board shows 7, 9, 10. At that moment, you have a gut shot; only the 8 will make your straight. This type of hand is also known as an "inside straight draw" or a "belly-buster straight draw".
Kicker - the kicker refers to your tie-breaking card. For example, if I am holding an Ace and King, and the board shows Ace, 5, 8, 2, 6 - I would have a pair of Aces with a King kicker. My opponent may have an Ace also, but with a weaker kicker, in which case I will win the showdown.
Stone Cold Bluff - This is the act of betting your hand with no real possibility of winning the hand if your bet is called. Unlike the semi-bluff, where you still have the potential to make a winning a hand, the stone cold bluff is not relying on the cards, but on your opponent folding.
Tilt - This term refers to a player who is angry, upset, or emotionally unstable, impacting his poker game in a negative manner. For example, a player who just suffered a "bad beat" may go on "tilt". A player on tilt will often play erratically and more aggressively than his usual tendency.
Confirmed Players
Dan Racey
Julio Alvarado
Ken Solky