Overnight Ratings are Strong for NBC’s 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Record number of people watching this season an indicator that poker’s popularity on television remains high (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb884264.htm
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Useful poker information:
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
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