‘High Stakes Poker’ Better Than Ever
After two highly successful seasons on GSN (formerly the Game Show Network), people may have been wondering what could make the highly popular poker program ‘High Stakes Poker’ better than its first two years…
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Poker dictionary:
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
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