WPT’s Mike Sexton Supports Online Poker
In what some see as an ironic turn of events, World Poker Tour announcer and poker professional Mike Sexton has come out to say that he will fight for online poker in the public forum. What makes his decision interesting is that the World Poker Tour’s parent company, WPT Enterprises, has also recently come out with a statement, saying that they are in favor of the recent passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. Pro poker players, even those under contract, have always been a very independent bunch, so perhaps it isn’t a surprise after all that Sexton would act counter to his employer on the matter, and it fits with his past history of acting as an ambassador of poker, a game that he obviously loves very much.
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Poker glossary:
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- 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.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
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