William Hill Poker Grand Prix airs on Sky starting this week
William Hill, one of Britain’s top bookies, and Sky Sports have reached an agreement for the broadcast of the inaugural $800,000 William Hill Poker Grand Prix, starting on Tuesday, January 17th. The much praised poker tournament will air in eight weekly two-hour episodes plus one three-hour final episode. A second run of the series will follow later this year on Channel 425. There will also be a one-hour behind-the-scenes documentary narrated by Victoria Coren.
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Poker talk:
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
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