ESPN bets big on World Series of Poker’s main event
Whether or not poker is a sport, it is entertainment.Perfect for ESPN.”I think it’s a sport and an entertainment,” said Scott Hanley, ESPN’s senior director of programming. “That’s what we do. It’s our name: the entertainment and sports programming network. That’s how we try to show it.
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Poker slang:
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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