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 jargon:
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
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