Aces worrying about their faces on poker tour
A handful of poker pros continue to opt out of playing in World Poker Tour events in a dispute involving the filming release all players must sign before participating in the made-for-TV tournaments that air on the Travel Channel (Cox cable channel 66).Professional gambler Andy Bloch believes the release is too broad and gives World Poker too much leeway regarding how the organization can use each player’s name and likeness for promotional purposes.Bloch particularly opposes the part of the rele
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Poker dictionary:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
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