Back to the Future
As I suggested in the last issue - I have been busy with developing a new way of playing online poker. I did plan that I would continue with this theme, however, something else has developed. For me, it means a trip back in time - back to what started my “pro” career in poker.
The Late Night Poker (LNP) series was the start of televised poker. This British production led to the WPT and to the dreams of thousands. I recall how I would watch the show back in the days when my main business was catering - not poker. I would sit, watch and dream of one day playing on the show. Well …I got my dream to play and to win Series 6. I was so focused in the final - there was no way that I would not win. After all, only by winning could I ensure that I was invited for the next series. Sadly, that series was the last. Now almost four years later - I am finally going back!
William Hill and Presentable Productions (the original producer of the LNP series) have got togeth… Continue reading Back to the Future
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Poker terminology:
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
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