Poker TV Gets Bad Rap
He might be a little biased considering what his job is, but Norman Chad has a few complaints about the way that Poker TV is both portrayed and received, expressing in his recent column his discontent about Poker TV’s bad rap. The co-host of the ESPN broadcast coverage of the World Series of Poker, along with Lon McEhron, Chad is also a sports writer and has plenty of experience both covering sporting events and working the shows on TV. His perspective could be biased but, based on his experience, could also be accurate…
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Useful poker terms:
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- 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.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
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