Poker Goes Prime Time in Britain
New British TV station ITV4 has acquired licensing rights to broadcast series I and II of the World Poker Tour (WPT). ITV4 will begin airing the WPT on Friday evening, November 4th, marking the first time a poker show has received a prime time TV slot in the UK.
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Poker slang:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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