Poker World Series evolves into a classic
There are other poker tournaments, but the World Series of Poker has evolved into the richest and most high profile of them all thanks to some clever marketing strategy on behalf of Harrah’s Entertainment, which obtained the rights to the brand several years ago.
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Useful poker terms:
- 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.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
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