World Series of Poker Ladies Champion Jeniffer Tilly Skips Academy Awards for Poker
Former Oscar nominee Jeniffer Tilly abandoned Hollywood for Las Vegas last night when, for the first time in 15 years, she didn’t make an appearance at the Academy Awards or post-Oscar events. Instead, Tilly could be found at Caesars Palace at NBC’s Heads-Up Poker Championship. Her absence at the Oscars marks the completion of a transformation for Tilly, from acting to poker. The actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 for her supporting role in "Bullets Over Broadway," also won the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies Event, giving her instantly making her a poker star.
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Poker jargon:
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
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