Jeff Haney on the World Poker Tours switch to an obscure channel, and the fans forced to upgrade or do without
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 (2 a.m.) Not everyone is thrilled about the imminent move of the World Poker Tour to cable channel GSN, the Network for Games, from its longtime TV home on the Travel Channel.
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Useful poker terms:
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
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