‘High Stakes Poker’ true to games rhythms
A video clip from the forthcoming fifth season of High Stakes Poker illustrates, in precis, the appeal of the only show that taps into the natural ebb and flow of a big no-limit cash poker game.
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Poker slang:
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
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