World Poker Tour to Air Canadian Events
The World Poker Tour has expanded into Canada, and on Friday they announced that they would air two of the events filmed for broadcast at the River Rock Casino in Vancouver. This is part of the very first WPT Canada series of tournaments, and the two together will result in four one-hour episodes. Instead of the duo of Mike Sexton and Vince van Patten as commentators, there will be poker pro Kenna James and Jim van Horne, a Canadian sports announcer…
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Poker terminology:
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- 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.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
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