The Poker Dome is Coming
One day I heard a friend reference the current state of televised poker as being in a “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” stage, I suggested that he was being a bit dramatic. Sure enough, two weeks later, FSN fulfills my friend’s prophecy with its latest addition to its poker line-up and is promising dramatic poker television that might set the new standards for poker television programming.
FSN is set to announce its newest addition to its poker line-up…
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Useful poker terms:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- 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".
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