ESPN Suggests Poker Champ Joe Hachem as Potential All-SportsNation Team Member
ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, is conducting a poll to determine which athletes are worthy of being deemed part of their All-SportsNation roster this year. According to the ESPN website, the ideal 2005 All-SportsNation team member is an athlete who "has what it takes to beat the very best from every sport." Poker’s lone representative on the list of 30 nominees is 2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem.
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Poker lexicon:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
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