Poker reaches the big time
How is poker a sport? Hey, the answer came this week: Labor dispute. Several top players are suing the World Poker Tour over the use of their images and the waivers the players had to sign to enter tournaments.
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- Bad Beat Jackpot at UB.com Reaches Cool Million
- Phil Hellmuth Reaches Half Century Mark In WSOP Cashes
- Online Poker Reaches Twitter Network
- 2011 World Series of Poker Day 19: Frankenberger Wins Event #28 Bracelet
- Gunmen rob $1.1 million from poker tournament on live TV
- International Poker Network Bad Beat Jackpot Reaches Milestone Million
- Absolute Poker Reaches Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
- The Poker Channel Reaches Across Europe
- Poker Channel Reaches 30 Million Europeans
- Car, Gun, Fight, Poker, Breast-Filled Promo Reaches Orgasmic Conclusion
Poker talk:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- 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.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
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