ESPN and Bluff Magazine Launch Fantasy Poker Challenge

You’ve heard of fantasy football and fantasy basketball, so why not fantasy poker? ESPN and Bluff Magazine have joined forces to supply poker fans with a fantasy league of their own, with the just released Fantasy Poker Challenge. Also, unlike many fantasy leagues, this one is free to enter.

Fantasy players have to select seven of their favorite poker players from within the league database to comprise their team without going over a “salary cap.” Players in the database have been ranked…

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Useful poker terms:

RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.

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