2006 Seeing New Formats Of Poker TV Shows

For the last few years, poker TV has been building up quite a head of steam. Starting with the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, Bravos Celebrity Poker Showdown was next, the first to start to crack the mold of poker tournament TV. Even so, it was mostly a show about people playing poker, so the batch of new poker shows this year should bring some welcome variety.

Included in the breakdown is Spike TVs King Of Vegas”, an hour long program that will be part poker tournament TV and part reality show TV, with more emphasis on the player personalities and what goes on behind the scenes of poker events that the quick blurbs you get on the WPT and the WSOP shows.. …

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FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".

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