Actor Wil Wheaton Makes the Money in Online Poker Tourney
From time to time Hollywood actors make the effort to remind the rest of the world that they are “just like everybody else.” Even superstars worry about paying bills, getting old, and walking the dog - and they play poker. Some of them play a lot of poker, making a name for themselves in the poker world as they did in the world of television and movies. One such actor, who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek Next-Generation, is Wil Wheaton…
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Poker talk:
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
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