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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Tue, November 1st, 2005

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Poker lexicon:

  • OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
  • ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
  • GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
  • OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
  • FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
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