WPT, Travel Channel Announce Mobile Sweepstakes
With the finale of the fourth season of the World Poker Tour wrapped up, all that remains of that season is its broadcasting on the Travel Channel. While the poker yet to be seen by viewing audiences around the world will be a major draw to fans of poker
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Poker terminology:
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.

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