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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Poker talk:
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.

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