Matchroom Sports, FullTiltPoker.net Host Poker Challenge
LOS ANGELES - Get ready to rumble with the first Global Poker Challenge. On December 15th at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, history will be made as the best poker players in America team up to take on the best poker players around the globe in a white knuckled event.
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Useful poker information:
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
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