Jeff Haney on how ‘High Stakes Poker’ is a good bet to become poker’s most popular television program
Jamie Gold, gabby as ever, was up to his old tricks this week in Las Vegas, jawing and jiving and conniving against his opponents in a poker game with literally millions of dollars at stake.
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Poker lexicon:
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
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