Poker Fans Look Forward to ESPN WSOP Coverage
The World Series of Poker is wrapped up until the final table resumes in November, and the ESPN coverage of the WSOP is about to be showcased on TV, and the fans of the poker world can’t wait. In addition to the excitement of the poker being played there is the drama - such as Phil Hellmuth’s infamous berating of his table mates late in the tournament series - and the fun. A rumor is circulating that pro player Phil “The Unabomber” Laak went through make up and disguise efforts to hide his identity in one tournament, and that is just the sort of thing ESPN will capture…
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Casino poker language:
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
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