Jennifer Tilly skips Oscars for high-stakes poker game
LAS VEGAS Jennifer Tilly knows when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. The one-time Oscar nominee skipped the Oscars this year to compete in the 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship on the Las Vegas Strip.She was eliminated in Saturday’s first round, but said today she had no regrets.
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Useful poker information:
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
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