New Poker Show on CBS Today

The Olympics of Poker is kicking off today on CBS, Saturday June 17, as the network’s sports programming show Sports Spectacular showcases a poker event that draws international participants to play in the Intercontinental Poker Championship. 21 poker players, broken into 3 groups of seven, each group playing against each other to see who will move on to the next round. Each group of six remainig players will play again to see who else moves on, forming a new double elimination format that should prove interesting.

Players include Johnny Chan, Carlos Mortensen, Humberto Brenes, Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Sammy Farha and Tony G…

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Poker argot:

STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.

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