First televised high stakes cash game to air on GSN

The Game Show Network (GSN) announced earlier this week that the premiere of the first televised high stakes cash game, High Stakes Poker, is scheduled for Monday, January 16. With a minimum buy-in of $100,000 and the option to rebuy, players can win or lose hundreds of thousands of their own dollars on one single hand.

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Sun, December 11th, 2005

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  • MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
  • WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
  • TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
  • READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
  • SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
  • OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
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