ESPN thinks airing the World Series of Poker in high definition is the perfect deal
Whether or not poker is a sport, it is entertainment. Perfect for ESPN.
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Useful poker terms:
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- 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.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- 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.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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