2006 National Heads Up Tournament Matches Success of Last Year
The second running of NBC’s National Heads Up Poker Championship was a hotly anticipated event, and even though the winner is known to anyone with an Internet connection and a burning desire to know, poker fans still tuned in Saturday afternoon to watch the play by play action.
The 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship, which was filmed at the new multi million dollar poker room at Caesar’s Palace, was a ratings hit, matching the same numbers the first show put up last year. The show’s numbers even beat out those of other sporting programs, typically a big draw for weekend viewership, and sending a strong signal to the nay sayers that poker is alive and well. The program will air on Saturday afternoons, with repeat showings on Fridays, until May 21st when the Heads Up action will come to a close, with the winner taking home $500,000….
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Poker slang:
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- 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.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
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