Top Poker Players to be Recognized at Hollywood Awards Night
Poker is going Hollywood! Every year, the best actors and actresses gather in Hollywood for awards shows where they are recognized for their on-screen talents. Now, poker players have an awards platform of their own. For the first time in history, poker’s best will be publicly lauded for their achievements around the felt in Card Player’s Player of the Year Awards Gala.
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Poker talk:
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
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