From Celebrity to Professional Poker
Lately I feel that the world is slowly adjusting to the poker scene. Although the legality issue seems to become a factor all over the globe, women, men and even children still worship the games they view on TV (lets face it, to watch someone else play Hold ‘em, you have to really love the game).
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- PokerRoom’s Pro Jim Davenport to Host Celebrity Poker Showdown in West Hollywood
- Hollywood Poker Launching Celebrity Poker Night Online
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- Meet Doyle Brunson, Professional Poker’s ‘Texas Dolly’
Poker slang:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- 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.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
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