Heads-up poker championship returns to Caesars Palace

For the third straight year, a field of 64 of the worlds elite poker players will descend upon Las Vegas from March 1-4 as the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship brings a whos who from the poker world to the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room.

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Poker argot:

• RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
• EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
• 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.
• ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
• WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
• TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.