ESPN On Hand For World Series Of Poker Europe
Next month, ESPN will deal viewers into eight original hours of coverage of the World Series of Poker from across The Pond — the Europe Main Event from the Casino at the Empire in London.
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Useful poker terms:
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
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