Jeff Haney on getting on a poker reality show by playing hundreds of hours at the Palms
It’s not often a poker room offers a “freeroll” tournament with a prize pool as large as $1 million. Yet players can qualify for such an event at the Palms from now through June 30, according to Palms poker manager Michael Vento.
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Poker lexicon:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
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