Games on the Green: WGL and Mandalay to Bring Poker and Golf Pros Together for Competition on the Home ‘Green’
The World Golf League, Inc. (OTC BB: WGFL) has teamed with Mandalay Sports Action Entertainment to produce The Golf & Poker Invitational. The made-for-television event will include six PGA tour players and six professional poker players in a crossover competition with a winner take all prize.
Poker and golf are two of the hottest televised sports activities in the marketplace. Combining the two in a unique and custom competition featuring recognized players from both disciplines is a natural for WGL and Mandalay, who has a successful track record of creating and airing unique television concepts.
WGL Entertainment recently wrapped production on their first sports reality program…
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Poker talk:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.

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