Ant and Dec sell poker game show idea to ITV
Ant and Dec have sold their idea for a game show based on poker to ITV. The quiz, with the working title The Con.Test, has been given the green light after the success of a pilot filmed in February.
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Poker glossary:
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- 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.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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